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What's the most common cause of traveler's diarrhea?

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E. coli, rotavirus: Enterotoxigenic e. Coli is probably the most common bacterial cause, the rotavirus family is probably the most common viral cause and g. Lamblia is probably the most common parasitic cause.

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Answered 8/2/2017

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