Gastroenteritis or infectious diarrhea is a medical condition from inflammation (-itis) of the gastrointestinal tract that involves both the stomach (gastro -) and the small intestine (entero -). It causes some combination of diarrhea, vomiting, and abdominal pain and cramping.Dehydration may occur as a result.otavirus is the most common cause of gastroenteritis in children, and produces similar rates in both the developed and developing world. Viruses cause about 70% of episodes of infectious diarrhea in the pediatric age group. Rotavirus is a less common cause in adults due to acquired immunity.
Description, Causes and Risk Factors: A Smith's fracture, also sometimes known as a reverse Colles' fracture is a fracture of the distal radius. It is caused by a direct blow to the dorsal forearm or falling onto flexed wrists, as opposed to a Colles' fracture which occurs as a result of falling onto wrists in extension.
While greenstick fractures mostly occur in infants of toddlers, they can sometimes occur in children during their early adolescent and pre-adolescent years. A greenstick fracture is one of four types of incomplete fracture characterized a visible bend in a bone that causes a break at the opposite side. They are different from buckle fractures, which are caused by impact, or bow fractures in which the bending of a bone causes it to snap.