Gastroenteritis in Children

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Reviewed September 2011

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Title:   Rotavirus gastroenteritis
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   Rotavirus infections are the most common causes of infectious diarrhoea (gastroenteritis) in young children worldwide.
Date:   Nov 2011
Title:   Your waste disposal system
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   Why go to the 'loo'? Well, if we didn't go to the 'loo' regularly, we would have some very messy accidents! Our bodies are like wonderful machines which process all the needed stuff that we take in, and then get rid of the waste.
Date:   Nov 2011
Title:   Gastroenteritis
Publisher:   Raising Children Network (RCN)
Description:   A guide to recognising and treating gastroenteritis in young children and teenagers.
Date:   Jun 2011
Title:   Gastroenteritis
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   Information about gastro for babies and children in Australia. The advice may not fit children from other countries.
Date:   May 2011
Title:   Gastroenteritis in children
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Gastroenteritis or 'Gastro' can be dangerous for very young babies. Gastro is common in young children and spreads easily. Gastro is a bowel infection which causes diarrhoea (runny or watery poo) and sometimes vomiting. Take your child to the doctor if they vomit often, are not drinking and show any signs of dehydration. You should also see the doctor if there is blood in the child's bowel motion (faeces or poo).
Date:   Apr 2011
Title:   Rotavirus and immunisation
Publisher:   Queensland Health
Description:   Rotaviruses are a group of viruses that can cause severe viral gastroenteritis in infants and young children. Provides information about immunisation to protect against rotavirus.
Date:   Mar 2011
Title:   Rotavirus
Publisher:   Queensland Health
Description:   Rotaviruses are a group of viruses that can cause severe viral gastroenteritis in infants and young children. They cause about half of all hospitalised cases of gastroenteritis in children less than five years of age. In temperate climates, rotavirus diarrhoea occurs in seasonal peaks during cooler months; in tropical climates, cases occur throughout the year, often with a moderate peak in the cooler dry months. Onset is usually sudden, and the illness mainly affects infants and young children up to three years of age. Outbreaks can occur among children in day care settings.
Date:   May 2010
Title:   Children with dehydration due to gastroenteritis need to be rehydrated, and this review did not show any important differences between giving fluids orally or intravenously
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Dehydration is when body water content is reduced causing dry skin, headaches, sunken eyes, dizziness, confusion, and sometimes death. Children with dehydration due to gastroenteritis need rehydrating either by liquids given by mouth or a tube through t...
Date:   Mar 2006
Title:   Gastroenteritis in children
Publisher:   Multicultural Health Communication Service (NSW)
Description:   Gastroenteritis (gastro) is a common illness in infants and young children. It usually causes diarrhoea (watery or frequent motions/poo) and vomiting.
Date:   Sep 2004

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