diarrhoea
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Origin of diarrhoea
C16: from Late Latin, from Greek diarrhoia, from diarrhein to flow through, from dia- + rhein to flow
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Four people were hospitalised and there were more than 140 confirmed cases of sickness and diarrhoea during the 54-day incident in May 2024.
From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026
As the disease progresses, vomiting and diarrhoea develop and it can lead to organ failure.
From BBC • May 18, 2026
Early symptoms include fever, muscle pain, fatigue, headache and sore throat, and are followed by vomiting, diarrhoea, a rash and bleeding.
From BBC • May 17, 2026
Symptoms can include fever, extreme fatigue, muscle aches, stomach pain, vomiting, diarrhoea and shortness of breath.
From BBC • May 9, 2026
There was, I believe, a lavatory somewhere along the corridor, but only an attack of acute diarrhoea would be accepted as an excuse for visiting it.
From "Boy: Tales of a Childhood" by Roald Dahl
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