winter vomiting disease

English

Noun

winter vomiting disease (uncountable)

1. The gastroenteritic illness caused by noroviruses.
   • 1981, Saul Krugman, Samuel L Katz, Infectious Diseases of Children:

     In 1968 an outbreak of acute nonbacterial gastroenteritis (winter vomiting disease) occurred in elementary school students in Norwalk, Ohio.

   • 2001, James A Listorti, Fadi M Doumani, Environmental Health: Bridging the Gaps:

     ...epidemic collapse, epidemic nausea and vomiting, winter vomiting disease, severe gastroenteritis in infants and children, and sporadic gastroenteritis.

Translations

the gastroenteritic illness caused by noroviruses

• Catalan: malaltia dels vòmits d'hivern f
• Danish: roskildesyge c
• Swedish: vinterkräksjuka (sv) c