- acute viral gastroenteritis
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An inflammation of the stomach and intestines, normally caused by Norwalk and Norwalklike viruses, other caliciviruses, rotaviruses, and astroviruses.
Microbiology. Aard_Wark . 2009.
acute viral gastroenteritis
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