Stomach flu is actually viral gastroenteritis
published : 18 Jan 2022 at 04:00
DEAR DOCTORS: Our family just spent two weeks passing around a nasty stomach flu. Now that we’re all OK, I realise I don’t know what hit us. Was it the same bug that gives you the regular flu? How does it get from one person to another?
DEAR READER: What we commonly refer to as “stomach flu” is more accurately known as “viral gastroenteritis”. It’s different from the actual flu, which is a respiratory illness that affects the throat, nose and lungs. Unlike the flu, which is caused by the influenza virus, stomach flu typically arises from infection…
