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A notoriously disabling condition that often inflicts a touring sports team when the dietary and hygiene environment is poor. It is usually caused by an unaccustomed strain of the bacterium, Eschericia coli. Anxiety and change of diet may also induce diarrhoea.
Subjects: Medicine and Health.
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