What are the assessment fidings of travelers diarrhea?

Traveler's diarrhea is an illness due to infection from a bacteria or parasite that occurs in persons traveling to areas where there is a high frequency of the illness.

Traveler's diarrhea disease is usually spread by contaminated food or water.

Traveler's diarrhea can be avoided by use of Pepto-Bismol and/or antibiotics, if necessary.

Cramping abdominal pain, lack of appetite, and diarrhea are the main complaints. In approximately 10% of patients, diarrhea turns bloody. Fever develops in about half of them.

The cause is almost always due to a bacterial or viral infection acquired through ingesting contaminated food or water.