Gastrointestinal Illnesses

noun a type of virus that causes gastroenteritis in infants and young children

• Rotavirus is a common cause of severe diarrhea in young children.
• My baby had rotavirus last month and it was not fun at all.
• Ugh, rotavirus is going around the daycare again.
• The spread of negativity in the office was like a rotavirus infecting everyone's mood.

noun a highly contagious virus that causes gastroenteritis, commonly known as the stomach flu

• The outbreak of norovirus in the cruise ship was quickly contained by the medical staff.
• I heard there's a nasty case of norovirus going around the school.
• I don't want to catch the norovirus, it sounds awful.
• The spread of rumors was like a norovirus infecting the entire community.