{"id":69543,"date":"2025-10-18T14:12:40","date_gmt":"2025-10-18T08:42:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=69543"},"modified":"2025-10-18T14:12:40","modified_gmt":"2025-10-18T08:42:40","slug":"gastroenteritis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/gastroenteritis\/","title":{"rendered":"Gastroenteritis"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Gastroenteritis Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A recent study on the impact of the indigenous rotavirus vaccine in India found marked reductions in rotavirus-based gastroenteritis in sites across the country.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Gastroenteritis<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gastroenteritis is an <\/span><b>inflammation of the lining of the stomach and intestines.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is usually not serious in healthy people, but it can <\/span><b>sometimes lead to dehydration or cause severe symptoms.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>What causes gastroenteritis? <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There can be many different causes of gastroenteritis:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Viruses<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bacteria<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Parasites<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chemicals<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reactions to certain medicines and food<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Viral gastroenteritis <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is the<\/span><b> most common type.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It can be <\/span><b>caused by many different viruses, including noroviruses and rotaviruses.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>When gastroenteritis is caused by consuming foods or drinks<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> contaminated with viruses, bacteria, parasites, or chemicals, this is<\/span><b> called food poisoning.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>viruses, bacteria, and parasites that cause gastroenteritis can also spread from person to person.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>symptoms <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">of gastroenteritis include:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Diarrhea<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pain or cramping in your abdomen (belly)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nausea<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vomiting<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sometimes fever<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Treatment:<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Usually, people with gastroenteritis get better on their own<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, with <\/span><b>rest and plenty of fluids and electrolytes.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your provider may suggest that you take a <\/span><b>probiotic<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Studies suggest that some probiotics may help shorten a case of diarrhea.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">People with more severe symptoms may need medicines to control nausea or vomiting.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Providers may also give other medicines for certain types of gastroenteritis, such as <\/span><b>antibiotics for some bacterial types and antiparasitic medicines for some parasitic types.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source<\/b><strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/sci-tech\/health\/study-establishes-effectiveness-of-indigenous-rotavirus-vaccine-in-children-under-five\/article70175955.ece#google_vignette\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TH\u00a0\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gastroenteritis is an inflammation of the lining of the stomach and intestines. 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