Gastrointestinal illness

Cryptosporidium 0 as of 01/01/02 Tt3 Gastrointestinal illness (e.g., diarrhea, vomiting, cramps) Human and animal fecal waste... 

Roy S, Scallan E, Beach M (2006) The rate of acute gastrointestinal illness in developed countries. J Water Health 4 31-71... 

Schwartz J, Levin R, Hodge K (1997) Drinking water turbidity and paediatric hospital use for gastrointestinal illness in Philadelphia. Epidemiology 8 615-620... 

Holmes, J. D. and Simmons, G. C. (2009). Gastrointestinal illness associated with a long-haul flight. Epidemiol. Infect. 137, 441 47. 

Therapeutic action of this dmg is based on this action, and it is used for treating post-operational non-obstructive retention of urine and neurogenic bladder atony. Earlier, it was used for treating gastrointestinal illnesses and Alzheimer s disease. Synonyms of this drug are duvoid, miotonin, and urecholine. 

Atropine and its analog scopolamine are two of the most important antimnscarinic drugs. These alkaloids and the compounds derived from them are used in ophthalmology and anesthesiology, in cardiac and gastrointestinal illnesses, and in Parkinsonism. It also is very important as an antidote during anticholinesterase intoxication. 

Another outbreak of gastrointestinal illness occurred among attendees of a conference lunch in New South Wales, Australia, in October 2001. Analysis of the oil in the fish samples served revealed a high proportion of wax ester (96-97%) and showed close resemblance to the oil composition in escolar. A distinctive symptom reported by many ill persons was the presence of oily diarrhea. Investigators of the outbreak conducted a... 

Yohannes, K., Dalton, C. B., Halliday, L., Unicomb, L. E., and Kirk, M. (2002). An outbreak of gastrointestinal illness associated with the consumption of escolar fish. Commun. Dis. Intell. 26,441 45. 

Viruses (enteric) Require 99.99% removal/inactivation by disinfection and filtration Gastrointestinal illness, diarrhea, vomiting, cramps... 

The same molecules used to treat allergies and cold symptoms have many other uses. Antihistamines are particularly effective as antiemetics in suppressing nausea associated with gastrointestinal illnesses. They can also be used to treat the symptoms of motion sickness or even vestibular disturbances (vertigo). Because of their ability to induce sedation, antihistamines are widely used in over-the-counter sleep aids. 

Baccharis serraefolia Baccharis serraefolia is a popular form of treatment for various gastrointestinal illnesses. 

Children fed low-fat milk had up to a fivefold greater incidence of acute gastrointestinal illness than children who were fed whole milk. 

Kat, M. 1979. The occurrence of Prorocentrum species and coincidental gastrointestinal illness of mussel consimiers. In Toxic Dinoflagellate Blooms, ed. Taylor, D, and Seliger, H. New York Elsevier, 215-220. 

Because children commonly have gastrointestinal illnesses that lead to vomiting, they may be more likely to abruptly discontinue cionidine and therefore be more susceptible to... 

Certain oral medications commonly used in the intensive care of premature infants have very high osmolalities. The high tonicity of enteral feedings has been implicated as a cause of necrotising enterocolitis (NEC). A higher frequency of gastrointestinal illness including... 

Diarrheic shellfish poisoning caused by okadaic acid is a gastrointestinal illness without chronic se-quellae. There is no evidence of neurotoxicity and no fatal cases have ever been reported. Diarrhea is the most commonly reported symptom, closely followed by nausea and vomiting with onset 30 min to 12 h from ingestion of contaminated shellfish. Complete clinical recovery is seen even in severe cases within 3 days. DSP has been reported predominantly in Japan and Europe. The toxin has also been isolated from P. lima cultures from the Gulf of California, Mexico. The incidence of DSP in this location as a result of this is unknown. 

Anthrax can present as one of three types of infection in humans inhalational, cutaneous and gastrointestinal. Cutaneons anthrax is the most common naturally occurring form, with about 224 cases reported between 1944 and 1994 in the United Sates. Inhalational anthrax, the most likely form of anthrax to follow a biologic attack, is incredibly rare. Until the 2001 terrorist attacks, the last reported inhalational anthrax case in the United States occurred over 20 years earlier in 1978. Naturally occurring gastrointestinal anthrax is uncommon, with outbreaks occasionally reported in Africa and Asia (4). It is unlikely that gastrointestinal illness would result from a terrorist attack. Experiments on primates have revealed... 

Prominent among the more chronic responses to toxicant exposure are mutations, cancer, and birth defects and effects on the immune system. Other observable effects, some of which may occur soon after exposure, include skin abnormalities (rash, dermatitis), cardiovascular disease, hepatic (liver) disease, gastrointestinal illness,... 

Baccharis serraefolia D. C. ( Tzajal ) is a popular form of treatment for various gastrointestinal illnesses with the Tzeltal and Tzotzil of Chiapas, Mexico [7], Ethnomedical information shows that this plant has been widely used to treat diarrhoea by the past and present Mayas [9],... 

From B. conferta, an endemic species of the Nahua of the Mexican state of Veracruz where it is used in the treatment of a variety of gastrointestinal illnesses, several flavonoids, such as pectolinaringenin, Fig. (36) and cirsimaritin, Fig. (40) were isolated [96], These flavonoids play an important role in the antispasmodic activity of this indigenous drug. 

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