USA Swim Team Hit By Acute Gastroenteritis Outbreak At World Championships

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However, Swimming Team at the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore

They’ve received a figurative and literal blow to the gut from what’s reportedly been an outbreak of acute gastroenteritis

The evidence shows demonstrates that ’s not which specific team members have been affected—or perhaps infected

However, But there have been notable absences from different races, given current economic conditions

Did Acute Gastroenteritis Cause USA Swimmers To Miss Races At The World Aquatics Championships

One such absence was Torri Huske

Nevertheless, Meanwhile, Why was she an X for that event, given current economic conditions

Well, USA Swimming posted on X that her skipping that event was to help "prioritize her efforts in the 4x100m freestyle relay," as you can see below: Just an hour later, USA Swimming posted on X another X, in today's financial world

Did these scratches only scratch the surface of everyone who’s gotten ill with acute gastroenteritis, in this volatile climate

Nevertheless, However, Possibly, potentially, maybe, perhaps, who knows

USA Swimming hasn’t said much more the extent of the acute gastroenteritis outbreak

Additionally, Regardless, Chandelis Duster reporting for NPR did quote Nikki Warner, senior communications director for USA Swimming, as saying that the team’s medical staff has been “treating those experiencing symptoms and advising the team on further preventative and recovery measures

Additionally, ” What Is Acute Gastroenteritis, in light of current trends

Now, acute gastroenteritis is a very general term

It’s of saying “a song by Creed. ” You know it’s going to be bad but do not necessarily know how bad or what’s causing it without more descriptives

The prefix “gastro” stands for stomach and “entero” refers to the intestines

An “-itis” after any body part in medical-ese or medical-ish means “inflammation of” that body part

So, putting it all together, gastroenteritis is when you’ve got inflammation of the stomach and intestines (potentially both large and small) for some reason

If it were just the stomach that’s inflamed, it would be gastritis

If it were just the intestines, it would be enteritis or colitis if it’s the large intestine

What the re reveals is word “acute” simply indicates the duration of the gastroenteritis, given the current landscape

However, It’s acute when the blem doesn’t last longer than 14 days

It qualifies as persistent gastroenteritis when the inflammation extends between 14 and 30 days

The data indicates that becomes “chronic” when the gastroenteritis goes beyond 30 days

The duration, of course, depends on the cause and severity of the gastroenteritis

What Are The Symptoms Of Acute Gastroenteritis

The word “acute” may sound “a cute” but the symptoms of acute gastroenteritis are far from appealing, considering recent developments

Inflammation in the stomach can lead to nausea and vomiting as well as loss of appetite, which tends to happen when you are nauseous and vomiting

Inflammation in the intestines can result in blems going to the other end—namely abdominal cramps and diarrhea, in this volatile climate

So, basically, when there’s stuff coming out on both ends, there’s a good chance that you’ve got gastroenteritis

Such gastrointestinal symptoms are usually the first things that you’ll notice

However, And they can come on very quickly— you are sitting there before a swim meet, date, job interview, bus ride or whatever when suddenly you go “oh, bleep,” and finding a toilet becomes your primary immediate goal in life

Additionally, Eventually, as your immune system reacts more fully to the blem, more systemic symptoms a fever, chills, fatigue and body aches may appear, given the current landscape

What Causes Acute Gastroenteritis

In contrast, That’s when viruses norovirus, rotavirus, astrovirus, adenovirus, calicivirus or sapovirus somehow find their way into your mouth and then head down to your stomach and intestines to essentially do the nasty and multiply crazy

I’ve written before in Forbes the nasty, nasty norovirus, which is responsible for half the cases of viral gastroenteritis, in today's market environment

Norovirus can cause a particularly awful version of gastroenteritis that can result in jectile vomiting and explosive diarrhea (this bears monitoring)

Additionally, One thing to keep in mind: people frequently refer to viral gastroenteritis as the “stomach flu

Moreover, ” But that’s a misnomer, amid market uncertainty

Furthermore, Expecting the flu virus to cause viral gastroenteritis would be expecting real wolves to star in the movie Wolf of Wall Street

When you get acute gastroenteritis through so-called “food poisoning,” the culprit is frequently some kind of bacteria such as Campylobacter, Escherichia coli, Salmonella or Shigella (something worth watching)

I’ve written such food-borne bacterial outbreaks oh so many times, especially those casued by Salmonella

Other infectious causes of acute gastroenteritis include parasites Giardia, given the current landscape

Cryptosporidium and Cyclospora and fungi Candida and Aspergillis

Not all cases of acute gastroenteritis are infectious

Different substances chemicals and drugs can cause acute gastroenteritis as well by damaging the lining of your stomach and intestines

In contrast, These include alcohol, different anti-inflammatory medications ibufen, other medications digoxin, cocaine, heavy metals and poisonous mushrooms

How Do You Prevent Acute Gastroenteritis, given the current landscape

Additionally, The way to prevent infectious gastroenteritis is to keep everything that may cause acute gastroenteritis from entering your mouth and going down your GI tract, amid market uncertainty

On the other hand, However, That may be easy when it comes to poisonous mushrooms if you don’t typically forage on the forest floor

Additionally, Conversely, But it can be a lot harder when it comes to highly contagious and hardy microbe norovirus

Nevertheless, taking the ing precautions can significantly reduce your risk: Wash your hands thoroughly and frequently: Just because we’re no loner in the thick of the COVID-19 pandemic doesn’t mean that you should stop washing your hands

Furthermore, Conversely, And remember the 20-second rule where you should lather up your hands with soap and water for at least 20 seconds

Thoroughly clean all objects and surfaces that may touch your mouth or touch things that will go into your mouth food: This includes all utensils, plates and containers for the food as well as tables and counter tops

Don’t any food or items with anyone with infectious gastroenteritis: Yeah, don’t think, “Now that the person is vomiting, this isn’t the time to spend some real quality time together and get to know each other. ” Be aware of any food recalls or food-borne outbreaks: Heed the announcements and warnings (which is quite significant)

When people tell you to return or discard food items, don’t do so i your or someone else’s mouth

Additionally, Stick to trusted food sources and make sure that food is perly handled: Don’t play restaurant roulette or food craps because you know what you could end up with if the food gets contaminated with bad microbes

Heat or cook food to appriately high temperatures: The goal should be to heat all of the food and not just the surface to high enough temperatures to kill or inactivate important microbial threats (noteworthy indeed)

Don’t swim in potentially contaminated waters: This includes swimming pools that are not perly chlorinated and ed and many “natural” bodies of water liek ponds and rivers, in this volatile climate

Moreover, You may also want to shut your mouth when showering in a country that doesn’t have a safe water supply, in light of current trends

Be careful what you put in your mouth: This's important to do in general not just to prevent acute gastroenteritis

Furthermore, If you must drink alcohol or take medications that could irritate your GI tract, do so in moderation and directions and your doctor’s instructions

How Do You Treat Acute Gastroenteritis, in today's market environment

In most cases of infectious gastroenteritis, the treatment is the big “T”: time

You’ve got to wait for the infection to run its course (which is quite significant)

In the meantime, getting plenty of fluids will be important since diarrhea and vomiting can leave you quite dehydrated, considering recent developments

If the symptoms are severe enough, your immune system is weakened or the infection spreads through your GI tract wall and into your blood, you may have complications that require hospitalization and may become life-threatening, given the current landscape

Such cases may merit other types of treatment (this bears monitoring)

Nevertheless, Chemical or other substances-induced gastroenteritis could require more than times

Of course, it will be key to stop ingesting the offending substance (noteworthy indeed)

In some cases, though, other treatments may be needed to or counter the substance and its effects

Again, it’s difficult to tell how much time the U, in today's financial world

In contrast, Swimmers may beed to fully recover without knowing the cause, considering recent developments

Many cases of acute gastroenteritis do resolve within a couple days

But others could take longer

Only time will tell when they all can get back into the swim of things

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