As of 2012 70% of American Indians live in urban areas, up from 45% in 1970 and 8% in 1940. American Indian or Alaska Native ancestry reported in 2010 U.S. Census: 1â million in 5 Southwestern states: California â 1.0% 362,801.
Gastroenteritis or infectious diarrhea is a medical condition from inflammation (-itis) of the gastrointestinal tract that involves both the stomach (gastro -) and the small intestine (entero -).It causes some combination of diarrhea, vomiting, and abdominal pain and cramping.iruses (particularly rotavirus) and the bacteria Escherichia coli and Campylobacter species are the primary causes of gastroenteritis. There are, however, many other infectious agents that can cause this syndrome. Non-infectious causes are seen on occasion, but they are less likely than a viral or bacterial cause.
Infectious Diseases: Digestive System. Clostridium botulinum bacteria. Stomach and Intestines. Gastroenteritis is the inflammation of the gastrointes-. tinal tract (GI) which is composed of stomach and in-. testines. GI disease may be caused by many different. types of bacteria, viruses, and parasites. Symptoms of bacterial gastroenteritis may include ex -. cessive salivation, vomiting, diarrhea, straining, and. abdominal pain. If hemorrhages occur in the lining of. the lower portion of the GI tract, blood will be present.