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TRAVELLERS' DIARRHOEA
Author(s) -
D F Looke
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1976.tb117614.x
Subject(s) - citation , computer science , information retrieval , library science
Travellers' diarrhoea may affect up to 50 per cent of travellers to developing countries. It is now known to be caused by a large number of different organisms with enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli as the major pathogen. By eating and drinking prudently, travellers can hope to reduce the chances of being affected. They should also be equipped with a strategy of rehydration and specific treatment so that the impact of the illness can be kept to a minimum.