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Some of the agents which are responsible for causing gastrointestinal illness are
- Norovirus : severe vomitting and diarrhea,symptoms last for 1-2 days and starts recovering mostly from day 1
- Camphylobacter jejuni: abdominal pain,nausea,vomiting, diarrhoea ,recovery happens in 2-5 days
- Shigellosis :nausea,vomiting, abdominal pain,the complete recovery time is 5 to 7 days
- Salmonella : diarrhea,nausea,vomiting, diarrhea,dysentery, chills,headaches, muscle pain,recovery happens in 4-7 days.Some of them doesn't need any treatment as it settles by own
- Rotavirus :diarrhea,vomiting, fever,dehydration ,resolvesbin 3-7 days.
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