Lecture 6: Gastroenteritis & Vaccination

Gastroenteritis

Background

Principles of care

Causes

Viruses

Parasites

Bacteria

Rotavirus

Norovirus

Salmonella enterica

Escherichia coli

Campylobacter

Shigella sonnei

Cryptosporidium parvum

Giardia lamblia

Toxins

Enterotoxin

Botulinum toxin

Vaccination

Types

Live/attenuated

Inactivated/killed microorganism

Subunit/conjugate

Toxoid

DNA/RNA