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.
An intestinal infection is any infection caused by viruses, bacteria or parasites that affects the gastrointestinal tract inside the body. Tiny organisms called pathogens are responsible for causing disease and infections within the stomach and intestinal tract also. Salmonella bacterium, a common cause of intestinal infection. A gastrointestinal infection typically causes diarrhea. Parasites often infect a person's gastrointestinal tract. An intestinal infection is any infection that affects the gastrointestinal tract in the body.