viral enteritis

Viral enteritis, also known as viral diarrhea, is a group of acute intestinal infectious diseases caused by various viruses. Clinical features include acute onset, short course, and low mortality rate. Patients present with nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, diarrhea, passing watery or loose stools, and may also have fever and general malaise. There are many types of viruses associated with acute gastroenteritis, among which rotavirus and Norwalk-like viruses are more important and more extensively studied. In addition, caliciviruses, enteric adenoviruses, astroviruses, coxsackieviruses, and coronaviruses can also cause gastroenteritis.