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What Does Diarrhea, Nausea And Spreading Rashes In The Whole Family Suggest?
my kids have had a stomach bug and they have passed it around to everyone in the house, symptoms have been mostly diarrhea n some nausea, minor body aches. only seems to last about 48hrs. but my 7 year old also has a rash on his wrists and has spread up his forearms. any thoughts on what the virus might be? Christina
Fri, 16 Jan 2015
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Gastroenteritis can be spread from one person to the next mainly via the fecal to oral route.
It can be caused by bacterial or viral infection though viral infections may be most common.
Viral infections can be accompanied by a skin rash especially in children. The rash should resolve as the other aspects of the infection resolve.
It would mainly be treated symptomatically eg if itching then the of oral anti histamine would help
I hope this helps
Gastroenteritis can be spread from one person to the next mainly via the fecal to oral route.
It can be caused by bacterial or viral infection though viral infections may be most common.
Viral infections can be accompanied by a skin rash especially in children. The rash should resolve as the other aspects of the infection resolve.
It would mainly be treated symptomatically eg if itching then the of oral anti histamine would help
I hope this helps
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