gastroenteritis

IPA: gæstroʊɛntɝˈɪtɪs

(medicine) Inflammation of the mucous membranes of the stomach and intestine; often caused by an infection.

Examples of "gastroenteritis" in Sentences

The vaccine does not work against gastroenteritis, which is commonly called the "stomach flu."
"It is acute watery diarrhoea which is also known as gastroenteritis and the media is misinforming people," he said.
Noroviruses stomach fluAlso called gastroenteritis, this group of related viruses causes diarrhea, vomiting and stomach pain.
Salmonella gastroenteritis, which is primarily a food-borne illness, occurs in approximately 1.4 million Americans each year.
So he's being treated for hemorrhagic gastroenteritis, which is apparently something that can come on suddenly like this and produce the same symptoms we're seeing in Jasper.
Influenza can produce nausea and vomiting, especially in children, but these symptoms are more common in the unrelated disease gastroenteritis, which is sometimes called "stomach flu" or "24-hour flu".