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traveler's diarrhoea

(Science: gastroenterology) A form of gastroenteritis that is through travel to developing countries. most often caused by a toxigenic e. Coli bacteria. Other causative agents include: shigella, vibrio parahaemolyticus, rotavirus, giardia and amoebas.

symptoms include diarrhoea, vomiting, abdominal pain and anorexia.