Meaning of "tummy bug" in the English dictionary

PRONUNCIATION OF TUMMY BUG

tummy bug  [ˈtʌmɪ bʌɡ]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TUMMY BUG

Tummy bug is a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES TUMMY BUG MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Gastroenteritis

Gastroenteritis or infectious diarrhea is a medical condition from inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract that involves both the stomach and the small intestine. It causes some combination of diarrhea, vomiting, and abdominal pain and cramping. Dehydration may occur as a result. Gastroenteritis has been referred to as gastro, stomach bug, and stomach virus. Although unrelated to influenza, it has also been called stomach flu and gastric flu. Globally, most cases in children are caused by rotavirus. In adults, norovirus and Campylobacter are more common. Less common causes include other bacteria and parasites. Transmission may occur due to consumption of improperly prepared foods or contaminated water or via close contact with individuals who are infectious. Prevention includes the use of fresh water, regular hand washing, and breast feeding especially in areas where sanitation is less good. The rotavirus vaccine is recommended for all children. The key treatment is enough fluids. For mild or moderate cases, this can typically be achieved via oral rehydration solution.

TRANSLATION OF TUMMY BUG

Find out the translation of tummy bug to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of tummy bug from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «tummy bug» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 胃病
• Translator English - Spanish: barriga bug
• English: tummy bug
• Translator English - Hindi: पेट बग
• Translator English - Arabic: علة البطن
• Translator English - Russian: животик ошибка
• Translator English - Portuguese: barriga bug
• Translator English - Bengali: টমী বাগ
• Translator English - French: ventre bug
• Translator English - Malay: Bug perut
• Translator English - German: Bauch Bug
• Translator English - Japanese: おなかのバグ
• Translator English - Korean: 배 버그
• Translator English - Javanese: Bug tumrap
• Translator English - Vietnamese: Tummy lỗi
• Translator English - Tamil: வயிற்று பிழை
• Translator English - Marathi: पोट बग
• Translator English - Turkish: Karın böceği
• Translator English - Italian: pancia bug
• Translator English - Polish: brzuszek błąd
• Translator English - Ukrainian: животик помилка
• Translator English - Romanian: burtă bug
• Translator English - Greek: κοιλιά bug
• Translator English - Afrikaans: maag gogga
• Translator English - Swedish: tummy bug
• Translator English - Norwegian: buk bug

QUOTES WITH «TUMMY BUG»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word tummy bug.

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Anthony Head

One bit of advice someone gave me - which I haven't yet tried - is that if you go to an area where you might pick up a tummy bug, you should seek out the local probiotic yogurt. Eating it will introduce you to the local gut flora, apparently.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TUMMY BUG»

Discover the use of tummy bug in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to tummy bug and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

The Child's World of Illness: The Development of Health and ...

It is not surprising from the way the phrase 'tummy bug' is used in everyday speech that the germs most commonly viewed as insects by a group of suburban London adults were those said to cause gastrointestinal symptoms (Helman, 1978).

Simon R. Wilkinson, 2006

Justifiable Murder?

I got Adam as comfortable as I could, took his temperature and pulse, listened to his heart. 'This doesn't seem to be just a tummy bug' Angela said from behind her 'A tummy bug' 'A friend told me that there was a tummy bug doing the rounds, ...

Susan Tabor, 2011

Communication in Medical Care: Interaction between Primary ...

If it's just a tummy bug. ̇hhhhhmt! 133 Doc: U[:m 134 Clr: --> [(well) 'at's the only reason why I was sort of a 135 --> bit conce[rned, because my nephew's had salmonella, 136 Doc: [Yeah, 137 Doc: Ye:s,= 138 Clr: --> =And um: I do child mindin ...

John Heritage, Douglas W. Maynard, 2006

Children's Health For Dummies

A tummy bug, or gastroenteritis, is often caused by a virus passed from person to person via droplets in the air or unwashed hands touching food and toys. One of the most common viruses responsible is the rotavirus – fortunately a vaccine ...

Katy Holland, Sarah Jarvis, 2007

Abberley: A Recollection

The second thing was that there was a very vicious tummy bug doing the rounds, and it seemed that the prayers for healing and the arrival of the bug were co— incidental. Jim was healed. With colitis the large colon loses its muscular ...

Elizabeth Dowd, 2006

True Colours

What about a tummy bug around the time of conception? Any sickness, any— thing like that?” Her soft voice tried to reach out to a bewildered Abby who pondered a while and thought back, deleting the pain from the picture to remember ...

Susannah George, 2003

Italian's Ruthless Marriage Bargain

He would think she was a time-wasting neurotic woman who couldn't distinguish a tummy bug from a life-threatening illness ... it wasn't a tummy bug and she didn't seek medicalhelp—well, whenyou thoughtabout itthatwaythere was no choice.

Kim Lawrence, 2009

Boy: The Story of My Teenage Son's Suicide

And he played his part night after night — even when he got a tummy bug and he was vomiting backstage. He would vomit and then go on stage and say his few words and come back to the dressing room to vomit again. But not once did he ...

Kate Shand, 2013

Our Kind of Music:

Tummy bug? You were away a day or two last week.” Peter uncurled himself from his Bell's and leaned back in the chair, pushing the glass a little to one side. He had no wish to get drunk. He simply wasn't yet ready to go home. He smiled ...

Lindsay Grattan Cooper, 2014

The Doctor's Lost-and-Found Bride (Mills & Boon Medical)

It's just a tummy bug.' Marina smiled. 'That's the worstthing aboutbeing a medic— you knowthe worstcase scenarios, and instead of seeing a simple tummy bug you imagine it'sthe winter vomiting virusand allthe complications thatgowith it.

Kate Hardy, 2014