학술논문
Notes from the Field: Gastrointestinal Illness Among Hikers on the Pacific Crest Trail -- Washington, August--October 2022.
Document Type
Article
Author
Source
Subject
*GASTROENTERITIS
*SYMPTOMS
*HIKERS
*FATIGUE (Physiology)
*DIARRHEA
PACIFIC Crest Trail
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Language
ISSN
0149-2195
Abstract
The article discusses the cases of gastrointestinal illnesses like acute gastroenteritis (AGE) suffered by hikers at the Pacific Crest Trail in Washington and California as reported to the Washington State Department of Health in August 2022. The cases were confirmed using methods like real-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). Also cited are the signs and symptoms of the disease like fatigue, vomiting, and diarrhea.