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Is there a vaccine for preventing the "stomach flu"?
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Not specificly: Although the polio vaccine & the rotovirus vaccine cover two germs that cause a diarrheal illness, there is none for the broad range of enteroviruses that cause the stomach flu.
Answered 3/10/2013
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