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Vomiting and diarrhea en route from Jamaica
- Source :
- Patient Care. May 30, 1994, Vol. 28 Issue 10, p71, 1 p.
- Publication Year :
- 1994
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Abstract
- The case study of a 35-year-old woman who suffered from severe vomiting and diarrhea is presented. Physicians diagnosed Jamaican vomiting sickness, which is caused by the Dengue virus and can be life-threatening. The cause of the illness was ingestion of an unripe ackee fruit.<br />CASE A 35-year-old woman was stricken with severe vomiting and diarrhea on a plane returning from Jamaica a few hours after eating swordfish and ackee, a West Indian vegetable similar [...]
- Subjects :
- Jamaica -- Health aspects
Vomiting -- Case studies
Health
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Details
- ISSN :
- 0031305X
- Volume :
- 28
- Issue :
- 10
- Database :
- Gale General OneFile
- Journal :
- Patient Care
- Publication Type :
- Periodical
- Accession number :
- edsgcl.15421210