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Pathogen The leading cause of acute gastroenteritis — the ‘stomach flu’ of sudden vomiting and diarrhea. Highly contagious and self-limiting in healthy people.
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The single most common cause of acute gastroenteritis worldwide; sudden vomiting and diarrhea.
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