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Exudative

• Impaired water absorption and leakage of mucus,
blood and pus into the lumen

• inflammatory states (ulcerative colitis , crohn
disease) or due to bacterial infection that causes
inflammation

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Infectious diarrhea…..

1. Viruses as rotavirus and Norwalk virus

• Rotaviruses: affects children <2years.
• onset : 1-2 days and lasts 5-8 days. /watery stools
• severe dehydration/no pus or blood in the stool.
• seasonal infection, with peaks of gastroenteritis occurring between
November and February.

• Norwalk virus (Norovirus) It affects older children and adults.
• onset :1-2days and lasts 24-48 hours/ no pus or blood in the stool.

………………… flu (viral gastroenteritis)
• is an infection caused by a variety of viruses that results in

fever,vomiting and diarrhea.

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