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Most common cause of traveller's diarrhea is -

A
Enteropathogenic E. Coli
B
Enterotoxigenic E. Coli
C
Salmonella typhi
D
Shigella dysenteriae
High-Yield Explanation
Ans. is 'b' i.e., Enterotoxigenic E. Coli o Most common cause of traveller's diarrhea is Enterotoxigenic E. coli, followed by Enteroaggregative E. coli as 2nd most common cause.o Important causes of traveller's diarrhea are:-1) Bacteria: ETEC (most common), Enteroaggregative E. coli (2nd me), EIEC, shigella, salmonella, Campylobacter, V. cholerae.2) Viruses: Rotavirus, Norwalk like virus.3) Parasites: E. histolytica, Giardia lamblia, Cryptosporidium, Cyclospora.

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