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MEDLINEPLUS: <p><em>Clostridium difficile (C. difficile</em>) is a bacterium that causes <a href='http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/diarrhea.html'>diarrhea</a> and more serious intestinal conditions such as colitis. Symptoms include</p><ul><li> Watery diarrhea (at least three bowel movements per day for two or more days)</li> <li> Fever</li> <li> Loss of appetite</li> <li> Nausea</li> <li> Abdominal pain or tenderness</li> </ul><p>People in good health usually don't get <em>C. difficile</em> disease. You might get the disease if you have an illness that requires prolonged use of <a href='http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/antibiotics.html'>antibiotics</a>. Increasingly, the disease can also be spread in the hospital. The elderly are also at risk. Treatment is with antibiotics.</p><p style="font-weight:bold;font-style:italic;">Centers for Disease Control and Prevention</p>