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abnormally frequent intestinal evacuations with more or less fluid stools
I was taken with severe diarrhea while attending the conference
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Most people who do develop symptoms have fever, headaches, stiff necks, joint pain, body aches, swollen lymph glands, vomiting, diarrhea or a rash.
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Nicole Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 31 July 2025
Doses higher than 350 milligrams may increase your risk for side effects like nausea and diarrhea.
—Health, 28 July 2025
There are no vaccines to prevent or medicines to treat West Nile in people, the CDC said, but most infected people do not feel sick and only about 1 in 5 people develop a fever and other symptoms, including headache, body aches, vomiting, diarrhea or rash.
—Molly Gibbs, Mercury News, 22 July 2025
Although healthy individuals may suffer only short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea, Listeria infection can cause miscarriages and stillbirths among pregnant women.
—Chloe Mayer, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 July 2025
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Nicole Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 31 July 2025
Doses higher than 350 milligrams may increase your risk for side effects like nausea and diarrhea.
—Health, 28 July 2025
There are no vaccines to prevent or medicines to treat West Nile in people, the CDC said, but most infected people do not feel sick and only about 1 in 5 people develop a fever and other symptoms, including headache, body aches, vomiting, diarrhea or rash.
—Molly Gibbs, Mercury News, 22 July 2025
Although healthy individuals may suffer only short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea, Listeria infection can cause miscarriages and stillbirths among pregnant women.
—Chloe Mayer, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 July 2025
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“Diarrhea.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diarrhea. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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