7/25/2019 Causes of Diarrhoea

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CAUSES OF DIARRHOEA-

Dietary causes; factor related to drinking water, poor environmental hygiene,

infective agent and teething were considered by community member to be importantin the causation of diarrhoea. [European journal of epidemiology,199!

"ack of clean water, increase the risk of diarrhea among the undern five children. [#ohan byarugaba, $%%!

&ccording to newely available statistics over all '(.( million people are affected bywater born disease due to contaminated drinking water supply and an estimated 1.)

million children die diarrhea each year. [*+ interpress service health,$%%!

-icroscopic colitis is a common and easily overlooked cause of chronic diarrhoea [European journal of internal medicine, $%%!

almonella entritidisis a major food born pathogen that cause diarrhea in human.

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Nutritional deficiency in children;

& study out of total /0.0)% children attending the out patient department were

assessed out of which,/% of malnourished children were suffering from diarrhea.

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coli,shigela,solmonilla,vibriocholera,staphylococcus3irus24otavirus,&denovirus,5

antoviorus3!arasite2Entameba histolytica,6iardia lamlia3are the microorganismcausing diarrhea.[7.8.7asavanthapa,$%%!

*n *ndia 4otavirus and Ecoli account for nearly half the total diarrhoeal episodesamong children.[:.+.6hai,$%%(!

*mportant cause of diarrhea are related to the dietary or nutritional factor, overfeeding, incorrect feeding practices, contaminated water, lack of personal

hygien,food poisoning and some drug2antibiotics3 [+arul dutta,$%%(!