According to my book, a pronounced exsiccosis might appear through water and mineral loss, which in combination with a toxemia might cause a collapse (Cholera nostras). Is this worth the mention?
The article is at the moment too human-centric; how about some information about the illness in animals, such as dogs and hamsters (see German article; although uncited, I am pretty sure you can find some useful content)?
(The history section is rather small. Are there really no more information about the "discovery" of Gastroenteritis? Do ancient Egyptians, Greeks, etc knew about this disease? If yes, how did they treated it? And I am not sure if the mention of an US president is really necessary and appropiate. I think there should be some sort of a "notable people with gastroenteritis" section) <-- This might be useful if you want to raise the article to FA-status. I searched for more informatino about this, but I could not find any. It is fine at the moment. If possible create a see-also and an external links section.
See also sections are not recommended per
WP:MEDMOS. I have requested that
DMOZ add gastroenteritis but this might take some time. We do have external links in the infobox. With respect to the history of the disease the term was only coined in 1825 per the OED. I am having trouble finding good sources.
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