An Epidemic of Acute Watery Diarrhea in Alabama
- 1 January 1948
- journal article
- research article
- Published by JSTOR in Public Health Reports®
- Vol. 63 (8) , 233-243
- https://doi.org/10.2307/4586451
Abstract
An epidemic of diarrhea in Pinson, Ala., in Oct., 1946, was studied. 172 persons (40% of the population) were involved. The symptoms were nausea, watery diarrhea and prostration. Water, food and milk were excluded as sources of infection. Bacteriological examinations were negative and virus studies were negative to date. The high incidence of secondary cases (43.7%) indicated that the diarrhea was communicable.Keywords
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