traveler's diarrhea

See also: travelers' diarrhea

English

Alternative forms

(US) travelers' diarrhea
(UK) traveller's diarrhoea, travellers' diarrhoea
(mixed) traveller's diarrhea, travellers' diarrhea, traveler's diarrhoea, travelers' diarrhoea

Noun

traveler 's diarrhea (uncountable)

Diarrhea contracted by someone visiting from another country or region via food or water contaminated with microbes to which their gut microbiota is unaccustomed.
- 2010 The Digestive System p.179 →ISBN
  Contaminated salads remain the most common cause of traveler's diarrhea in countries where the climate is hot.

Synonyms

TD (initialism)

Hypernyms

food-borne disease
water-borne disease

Hyponyms

Montezuma's revenge (Mexico)
Delhi belly (India)

Translations

Translations

French: tourista (fr)
Spanish: diarrea del viajero f
Swedish: turistdiarré c

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