Viral Gastroenteritis

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Viral Gastroenteritis

Commonly

• Rotavirus

• Enteric Adenovirus types 40,41

• Caliciviruses (Norwalk)

  • winter vomiting

• Astrovirus

  • watery diarrhoea and vomiting

• Small round structured Viruses

Symptoms

• young child

• winter

• 2 days vomiting

• watery diarrhoea

Examination

• temp 38.5

• dehydrated

Causes of Childhood diarrhoea

• Rotaviruses

• Small Round Structured Viruses (SRSV)

  • e.g. calici virus, Norwalk

• Astrovirus

• Adenovirus

Confirmation

• Rotavirus ELISA

• Electron microscopy

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