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Son is 11 - diarrhea last 5 days w/ mucus bloodwork shows 3900 white count nothing else high or low in bloodwork can a virus do this?
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Possible: It is possible to be viral infection but if continued, should have stool culture to R/O bacterial infection,so be treated.
Answered 11/28/2017
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