traveler's diarrhea

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traveler's diarrhea (uncountable)

  1. Diarrhea contracted by someone visiting from another country or region via food or water contaminated with microbes to which their gut microbiota is unaccustomed.
    • 2010, The Digestive System[1], →ISBN, page 179:
      Contaminated salads remain the most common cause of traveler's diarrhea in countries where the climate is hot.

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