summer complaint

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noun

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.

Origin of summer complaint

An Americanism dating back to 1840–50

Also called summer diarrhea.

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Related Words for summer complaint

diarrhea, flux, diarrhoea, dysentery, tourista, turistas

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Historical Examples of summer complaint

One of the most serious in this chapter is summer-complaint (Cholera infantum).
Valere Aude
Louis Dechmann