Drugs versus Biologics. 1  A biologic is manufactured in a living system such as a microorganism, or plant or animal cells. 2  Most biologics are very large, complex molecules or mixtures of molecules.enerics Drugs versus Follow-On Biologics. 1  To be approved as a generic, a drug must have the same active ingredient, strength, dosage form, and route of administration as the reference drug, and it must also be bioequivalent..
Acute watery diarrhea is most commonly seen with traveler's diarrhea caused by enterotoxigenic E. coli (ETEC), parasite-induced diarrhea from Giardia and Cryptosporidium spp. and, in cases of food poisoning (ingestion of preformed toxins), from B. cereus and S. aureus.
Why does diarrhea occur? Diarrhea can be caused by the inability of the intestines to absorb water, overaction of the muscle layer of the intestine, or damage to the rapidly dividing cells that line the intestines so they cannot perform their function of absorbing liquids.