So, the message is: At least part of the causes
of diarrheal diseases, which claim so many children's lives in poor nations, is easily addressable.
Access to clean water and good hygiene is the simplest solution, and can reduce incidence
of diarrheal disease by 40 %.
• increases in malnutrition and consequent disorders, with implications for child growth and development; • increased deaths, disease and injury due to heat waves, floods, storms, fires and droughts; • the increased burden
of diarrheal disease; • the increased frequency of cardio - respiratory diseases due to higher concentrations of ground - level ozone related to climate change; and, • the altered spatial distribution of some infectious disease vectors.
Enterococcus faecium - Provides important nutritional support in the event
of diarrheal diseases.
About Cats You should be aware of the risks of certain infections such as toxoplasmosis and bartonellosis and
of diarrheal illnesses caused by Salmonella or Campylobacter that can be spread by cats.
Certain probiotic lactic acid bacteria (LAB) have been shown to be effective in the prevention and treatment of a variety
of diarrheal disorders in humans and in experimental mouse models.
Campylobacteriosis — Campylobacteriosis is a common cause
of diarrheal illness in the U.S., and is lumped with eating raw or undercooked meat, but you can get it by handling the stool of an infected dog or cat.
Detailed Information The GI Pathogen Profile, using the FilmArray multiplex PCR system, tests for 22 Viruses, parasites, and bacteria, and offers new opportunities for the rapid, accurate diagnosis and prompt treatment
of diarrheal illnesses which can improve patient outcomes and clinical success.
There are about a dozen studies that demonstrate that L. reuteri probiotic supplementation (typically around one billion CFU doses) reduces intestinal inflammation, reduces constipation, and reduces the severity and duration
of diarrheal diseases and unexplained abdominal pain in children.
, Toxic Squash Syndrome: A case series
of diarrheal illness following ingestion of bitter squash, 1999 — 2011
As it stands, more than 1.5 million children die
of diarrheal disease annually around the world, mostly due to bad drinking water.
And when you have eight or ten liters
of diarrheal stool every day you're losing lots and lots and lots of fluids.
It found that while cholera was the main source of illness, rotavirus remained a «significant cause»
of diarrheal disease in children under five in Haiti.
«In the most recent global burden - of - disease study, diarrheal disease accounts for the loss of more disability - adjusted life years than any other infectious disease, and cryptosporidiosis is the second leading cause
of diarrheal illness.»
«Recent studies in Africa and South Asia by people using sophisticated techniques show this organism is a very common, underappreciated cause
of diarrheal disease in underresourced countries.»
This is actually like cholera — it's really the very young and very old who die, those who just can't tolerate the volume loss of having eight or 10 liters
of diarrheal stool every day.
People are having eight to 10 liters a day
of diarrheal stools during the acute phases of the illness and then there's all the other routine waste like needles and gloves.
Effect of not breastfeeding on the risk
of diarrheal and respiratory mortality in children under 2 years of age in Metro Cebu, The Philippines.
Not exact matches
Cholera and other acute
diarrheal diseases are the biggest threat post-disaster, putting the lives
of thousands
of children and the elderly in danger.
Breastfeeding can lower the risk
of gastrointestinal and
diarrheal infections, ear infections, respiratory infections, allergies, cancer, diabetes, childhood obesity, heart disease, eczema, necrotising enterocolitis (NEC), and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS).
Milk powder mixed with dirty water is the reason for the deadly
diarrheal disease
of infants shown.
To name a few
of these benefits is Breast milk contains immunities to diseases and aids in the development
of baby's immune system, Breast milk is more digestible than formula, protects against Crohn's disease, protects baby against
diarrheal infections, and so much more so many to name that it would need it's own blog post so I don't want to steer away from the point
of this blog.
decreased risk
of ear / upper respiratory infections,
diarrheal illnesses, and childhood cancer
During his time as a fellow, the U.S. was getting lots
of produce from Central America, and some
of it was contaminated with pathogens that cause
diarrheal disease, he said.
Nevertheless, whether there are 800 million or 1.8 billion people who lack safe water, the scourge
of preventable deadly
diarrheal and other waterborne diseases will continue to plague too many.
«Meta studies have shown that the controlled grafting
of fecal transplantation from healthy donors is a safe and very effective treatment
of acute
diarrheal diseases caused by the pathogenic bacterium Clostridium difficile,» said Sieglinde Angelberger, gastroenterologist at the University Clinic for Internal Medicine III
of the Medical University
of Vienna and author
of the study: «this was the reason why we applied this therapy for the treatment
of patients with chronic intestinal diseases.»
«Healthy gut bacterial communities are known to benefit immune regulation, metabolism and potentially even the nervous system, so if cholera or other
diarrheal diseases permanently impact the microbiota, there could be long - term effects on human health,» explains Regina LaRocque, MD, MPH,
of the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) Division
of Infectious Diseases, co-senior author
of the paper.
A new study delineates a sequential pattern
of changes in the intestinal microbial population
of patients recovering from cholera in Bangladesh, findings that may point to ways
of speeding recovery from the dangerous
diarrheal disease.
«Animals with severe cases
of diarrhea lose a lot
of fluid, so rehydration is the most important therapy for
diarrheal illnesses.
Underwood, German, and their colleagues believe it will have major potential, not just for preemies but for babies and small children in the developing world who suffer high rates
of other gut infections leading to
diarrheal disease.
The WHO - ORS solution is a scientifically sound method
of body fluid loss replacement, which was developed for use in developing countries where cholera or other
diarrheal diseases are common.
Cholera, shigella, and E. coli are frequent causes
of severe
diarrheal illnesses in refugee camps.
Tuberculosis and
diarrheal disease had to await the rise
of farming, measles and bubonic plague the appearnce
of large cities.
«
Diarrheal illness is a leading cause
of global mortality and morbidity,» said Richards - Kortum, director
of the Rice 360 ˚: Institute for Global Health Technologies.
The impact
of other ailments, such as
diarrheal diseases, neonatal preterm birth complications, and lower respiratory infections, has significantly declined.
Lead author Zachary Crannell, a graduate student based at Rice's BioScience Research Collaborative, said the disease, usually transmitted through drinking water, accounts for 20 percent
of childhood
diarrheal deaths in developing countries.
A rapid, affordable, accurate point -
of - care test could greatly enhance care for the underserved populations who are most affected by parasites that cause
diarrheal illness.»
Newer evidence suggests that the shorter course
of treatment does not reduce the benefits
of therapy; in addition this can reduce antibiotic - related side effects, the risk
of Clostridium difficile, a serious
diarrheal infection, antibiotic resistance and costs, said Dr. Kalil.
Patients with Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) are twice as likely to be readmitted to the hospital as patients without the deadly
diarrheal infection, according to a study published in the April issue
of the American Journal
of Infection Control, the official publication
of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC).
For the near term, groups known as accelerated development and introduction plans (ADIPs) have studied the possibility
of more rapidly introducing new vaccines for rotavirus, a common
diarrheal disease, and pneumococcus, a bacterium that causes pneumonia.
Parker suspects that it acts as a reservoir
of healthy, protective bacteria that can replenish the intestine after a bacteria - depleting
diarrheal illness like cholera.
ONE IN SIX PEOPLE lacks access to clean water worldwide, making
diarrheal illness — a direct result
of poor sanitation — the leading cause
of death globally.
It is an estimation
of the current (as
of 2000) existing rate
of annual deaths reasonably attributable to climate change, albeit from a limited subset
of climate - related health impacts: malaria due to an increase in the geographic range
of disease - bearing mosquitoes, malnutrition associated with loss
of agricultural productivity, water - borne
diarrheal diseases, and deaths from flooding, McMichael says.
The old editorial frets about the «demon
of tuberculosis» and
diarrheal diseases in Africa, conditions we have yet to exorcise.
In: Development
of Vaccines and Drugs against
Diarrheal Diseases, Studentlitteratur, Lund, Sweden.
Children with vitamin A deficiency are often deficient in multiple micronutrients and are likely to be anemic, have impaired growth, and be at increased risk
of severe morbidity from common childhood infections such as
diarrheal diseases and measles.
So I joined a wonderful group at Johns Hopkins to work on
diarrheal diseases — in part because I, like anybody who traveled in the outbacks
of Asia, was plagued with diarrhea there for months — and it was a breakthrough that occurred at the University
of Texas.
Overuse
of antibiotics leads to the development
of bacterial resistance and puts patients at risk for serious infections such as severe
diarrheal infection due to Clostridium difficile (C Diff).
Commercial yogurt
of any kind (soy, rice, cow, or coconut) is an insufficient source
of the level
of probiotic bacteria found effective in treating
diarrheal illnesses, inflammatory bowel disease, and irritable bowel syndrome.
In 1990, most years
of healthy life were lost reportedly to undernutrition, such as
diarrheal diseases in malnourished children, but now the greatest disease burden may be attributed to high blood pressure, a disease
of overnutrition.