*Gastroenteritis - Diarrhea / Vomiting
*Campylobacter, *Cholera, Clostridium difficile, Clostridium perfringens, *Cryptosporidiosis, Enteropathogenic coli, *E.coli 0157:H7, Enterocolitis, *Food poisoning, *Giardiasis, *Hepatitis A or E, Norovirus, Rotavirus, *Salmonellosis, Vibrio, *Yersinia enterocolitica

Practice / Additional Precautions: CONTACT	Mode of Transmission: Direct and indirect contact Fecal / oral route
Infectious Material: Feces Vomit	Duration of Additional Precautions: Until normal stool for 48 hours or infectious etiology has been ruled out except: Rotavirus: duration of illness (minimum of 7 days) E.coli 0157:H7: until 2 negative stool samples or 10 days from onset of diarrhea Hepatitis A or E: 1 week after onset of symptoms or duration of hospitalization for infants
Signs & Symptoms: Diarrhea may be accompanied by one or more of the following: abdominal pain, nausea, headache, vomiting or fever
Comments: Single room with dedicated equipment and toilet facilities. May cohort with dedicated equipment and toilet facilities, if single room not available Clostridium difficile: refer to Clostridium difficile-associated disease (CDAD) Notify infection control * Ontario: All institutional outbreaks of gastroenteritis are reportable to the Medical Officer of Health * Reportable Disease