An acute condition of diarrhea, occurring during the hot summer months chiefly in infants and children, caused by bacterial contamination of food and associated with poor hygiene.
The Summer Complaint was considered one of the diarrhea diseases associated with hot summer months. It was often nicknamed "disease of the season." Not all young children who got the illness died, but many did.
An acute condition of diarrhea, occurring during the hot summer months chiefly in infants and children, caused by bacterial contamination of food and associated with poor hygiene.
The Summer Complaint was considered one of the diarrhea diseases associated with hot summer months. It was often nicknamed "disease of the season." Not all young children who got the illness died, but many did.
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