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Diarrheal diseases

Diarrheal diseases. Laura Cartwright. They are the leading cause of preventable death. About 2 billion cases worldwide per year. huffingtonpost.com. It is particularly deadly to children in developing countries. About 4,500 children die per day. Kevinweaver.co.uk.

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Diarrheal diseases

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  1. Diarrheal diseases Laura Cartwright

  2. They are the leading cause of preventable death • About 2 billion cases worldwide per year huffingtonpost.com

  3. It is particularly deadly to children in developing countries • About 4,500 children die per day Kevinweaver.co.uk

  4. Diarrheal diseases can be caused by bacteria, viruses or parasites prep4md.blogspot.com liv.ac.uk microbewiki.kenyon.edu

  5. A variety of factors contribute to disease transmission • Malnutrition • Contaminated drinking water • Poor hygiene • Food made/stored in unhygienic conditions • Food irrigated with contaminated water • Seafood from polluted water

  6. A variety of factors contribute to disease transmission • Malnutrition • Contaminated drinking water • Poor hygiene • Food made/stored in unhygienic conditions • Food irrigated with contaminated water • Seafood from polluted water Hindu.com

  7. A variety of factors contribute to disease transmission • Malnutrition • Contaminated drinking water • Poor hygiene • Food made/stored in unhygienic conditions • Food irrigated with contaminated water • Seafood from polluted water Treehugger.com

  8. A variety of factors contribute to disease transmission • Malnutrition • Contaminated drinking water • Poor hygiene • Food made/stored in unhygienic conditions • Food irrigated with contaminated water • Seafood from polluted water tribuneindia.com tribuneindia.com Wallydownundy.com

  9. There are many different methods for the prevention of diarrheal diseases. Cini.org.uk Flickr.com Nationalgeographic.com

  10. What is the most Cost-Effective Prevention? nih.gov

  11. The most Cost-Effective Prevention is not the same! nih.gov

  12. There are 4 main treatments for diarrheal diseases. Icddrb.org

  13. Let’s Focus on Typhoid Fever

  14. There are 21 million new cases a year

  15. Typhoid Fever Caused by the Salmonella typhi bacteria Marlerblog.com

  16. Typhoid Fever Caused by the Salmonella typhi bacteria • The bacteria invades the small intestines and blood stream. Marlerblog.com

  17. Typhoid Fever Caused by the Salmonella typhi bacteria • The bacteria invades the small intestines and blood stream. • Its carried by white blood cells to the liver, spleen and bone marrow.

  18. The bacteria begins to multiply and re-enters the blood stream.

  19. Some people becomelong-term carriers Yoursurgery.com Wrongdiagnosis.com Netpatientfoundation.com

  20. Severe Diarrhea is not the only symptom of Typhoid Fever Toptenz.net

  21. The vaccination has a 60% efficacy rate cdc.gov

  22. Patients are treated with ORT and Antibiotics

  23. The International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Researchleads the fight in Bangladesh • Implement health programs • Conduct research on the organisms that cause diarrhea

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