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Does bacterial or viral gastroenteritis have more severe symptoms?
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Depends: It all depends on the bug, the severity of infection, and the person that gets infected. Severity can't be determined by virus vs. Bacteria. It is all by the individual player.
Answered 11/3/2012
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Gastroenteritis: Bacterial enterocolitis usually produces more severe symptoms than viral infection.
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