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stomach flu is nothing but the gastroenteritis.it is gastric irritation caused due to various factors.
factors causing stomach flu
- it is caused due to virus,bacteria,protozoa,lactic irritation.,e.t.c.
- mainly it was well known as stomach flu in case of irritation due to virus.
- types of virus causing stomach flu are
- 1.rotavirus
- 2.adenovirus
- 3.calicivirus
- 4.astrovirus
Whether or not a person is contagious during the stomach flu incubation period will depend on which stomach flu virus the person is infected with. For example, with a rotavirus infection, the person is contagious during the stomach flu incubation period. This person is also contagious while experiencing stomach flu symptoms . Once the diarrhea has ended, a person with rota virus gastro enteritis is no longer contagious.
In the case of a norovirus infection (including Norwalk virus), a person is not usually contagious during the stomach flu incubation period. People infected with norovirus gastroenteritis are usually contagious from the moment they begin feeling ill to at least 3 days after recovery. Some people may be contagious for as long as 2 weeks after recovery
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 14y agoThe incubation period of the stomach flu is the time from when you swallowed the viruses to when you start to feel sick. There are a variety of viruses that cause the stomach flu (viral gastroenteritis). The incubation period for most of these viruses is 24-48 hours. However, the incubation period can occasionally be a full week.
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∙ 11y agoFrom the time u swallowed the virus to the time u feel sick
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∙ 12y agoIt depends on which virus is causing your stomach flu, You could stay contagious for up to 3 weeks or as short as a week.
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Is it possible for symptoms of H1N1 to show up the same day you suspect you were exposed to the virus or is the incubation period longer than just several hours?
The incubation period is typically longer than that. See the related question below for more information about the incubation period and other stages of the A-H1N1/09 flu.
Can you get influenza and then a week or to later get the stomach flu?
I believe so. The stomach flu isn't the flu at all and is a digestive system ailment. The flu is influenza, a respiratory virus.
Does vitamin water help you when you are sick?
It does if you have the flu or stomach virus.
How long does a person need to show his bird flu symptoms?
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Should you go to school with stomach flu?
No. You could get other people sick because the virus that causes the stomach flu is VERY contagious.
What virus is called with vomiting and headaches?
it could be fever or stomach flu
Why does a flu virus cause vomiting?
It doesn't. The flu virus is a respiratory illness that typically causes fever, muscle aches and pain, extreme fatigue and coughing. Occasionally, children with the flu will have stomach symptoms such as nausea or diarrhoea, but these symptoms are uncommon in adults with the flu. The "stomach flu" is actually not the flu at all, but one of any number of bacterial or viral illnesses that affect the stomach and gastrointestinal tract. These illnesses are typically shorter in duration than the flu.
Is a person contagious after Swine Flu?
Yes, until they go a full 24 hours straight without a fever, then they are considered no longer able to spread the flu to others. See the related question below about the incubation period, when it talks about "shedding virus", that is when it is able to be passed to someone else.
Will spoiled food always make you sick?
Yes. You will get a stomach virus that will make you diharea all day or you just throw up the virus. Its kinda like the stomach flu.
If you were in Mexico three weeks ago and are still feeling good are you uninfected from the Swine Flu?
The incubation period of swine flu is 5 to 7 days. If you were actually were exposed 21 days ago, then you are past the incubation time for symptoms to begin occurring from that exposure.
Why is there Weakness after the stomach virus?
Perfectly normal. Nobody bounces back from a flu, it takes a while.
What is the contagious period for flu?
The winter season usually brings an infestation of the stomach flu and many other sicknesses.
