If the turista is especially frequent in tropical or subtropical countries with questionable hygiene, the south of Europe is not spared either.

Still called traveler’s diarrhea, “Kabulite”, “Djerbienne” and a thousand other little names with colorful connotations, turista (or tourista) affects more than 60% of travelers. It is still of infectious origin. It owes its name to the fact that holidaymakers from countries where drinking water is easy to access are the most affected: indeed, their bodies are not used to encountering germs in proportions much greater than their daily lives. .

Often benign, turista can sometimes cause severe dehydration, even death, in the most fragile people: infants, the elderly, people with chronic illness. A good reason to anticipate it and when it is present, not to neglect it.