Viral gastroenteritis is an infection of the stomach and intestines caused by a variety of viruses. Rotavirus, enteric adenovirus, calicivirus, and astrovirus typically cause diarrhea in infants and young children, whereas the Norwalk group of viruses (and occasionally calicivirus and astrovirus) produces explosive epidemics of gastroenteritis associated with contaminated water and foods, in adults as well as school-age children. No effective treatments have been developed for viral gastroenteritis. Current efforts are targeted at the development of suitable vaccines and the implementation of infection control measures.
Category
Viral infectious disease
Brite
Human diseases in ICD-11 classification [BR:br08403]
01 Certain infectious or parasitic diseases
Gastroenteritis or colitis of infectious origin
Viral intestinal infections
1A2Z Viral intestinal infections, unspecified
H01430 Viral gastroenteritis
Genome-based classification of infectious diseases [BR:br08401]
Viral infections
Infections caused by viruses
H01430 Viral gastroenteritis
Pathogen
Rotavirus A [GN:T40092] Human rotavirus B [GN:T40123] Rotavirus C [GN:T40094] Enteric adenovirus Norwalk virus [GN:T40107] Norwalk-like virus Calicivirus Astrovirus
