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In the United States, the combined annual medical costs and lost productivity from acute intestinal infectious diseases is estimated to be $23 billion per year; in developing countries, the impact of ...

Journal of Diarrhoeal Diseases Research, Vol. 7, No. 3/4 (September & December 1989), pp. 70-76 (7 pages) Health care providers were trained to treat patients with acute diarrhoea using WHO - ...

Acute diarrhea is defined as lasting from one to six days, while chronic diarrhea persists for a week or more. According to Nielsen, the results indicate that chronic diarrhea develops if beneficial, ...

The expert panel states that for the majority of patients with diarrhea, diagnostic testing is unnecessary. The Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) has issued new guidelines for the ...

Rationale or background: Diarrheal diseases is one of the major causes of mortality of infants and toddlers in developing countries (1). Honey has an antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory effect so we ...

Diarrhea usually resolves in a couple of days, but it can sometimes continue for weeks. Persistent diarrhea can be a sign of an allergy or a chronic condition, such as inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) ...

A study of the 4 leading bacterial causes of travelers' diarrhea found high nonsusceptibility to fluoroquinolones and ...

Diarrhea involves passing loose stools frequently. It can result from various causes, such as infections and food intolerances, that may also lead to a loss of appetite. Often, people experiencing ...

Clinical signs of dehydration, including dry mucous membranes, low urine output, or tachycardia, suggest severe infection. Symptoms of severe infection include fever, severe abdominal pain, distension ...