There are many potential causes of diarrhoea in travellers, ranging from infectious diseases to fish toxins
There are many potential causes of diarrhoea in travellers, ranging from infectious diseases to fish toxins.
Infectious causes are more common in younger travellers, but non-infectious causes, such as ciguatera (a reef fish toxin found in far north Queensland), emotional stress and diet can cause diarrhoea in travellers too.
In this video, Dr Bernard Hudson, a microbiologist and infectious disease physician at the Royal North Shore Hospital in Sydney, covers the main causes.
Watch the full video here.
