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Definition and epidemiology
| Etiology | Typical features |
| Viral gastroenteritis | Vomiting, no fever, generally mild |
| Bacterial gastroenteritis | Vomiting, dysentery (bloody diarrhoea with fever), more severe than viral |
| Food poisoning | During travel or after eating out, others who ate the same have symptoms |
| Antibiotic associated | Recent antibiotic treatment |
| Systemic infection (otitis, pneumonia, etc.) | Depends on the infection |