Diarrhoea News

Washing hands can keep you healthy and prevent the spread of respiratory and diarrheal infections. Here are expert tips on maintaining hand hygiene.  

The study reveals that people infected with Covid can also see an increased likelihood of constipation, diarrhoea, abdominal pain, bloating and vomiting.

Released ahead of the World Pneumonia Day on November 12, the report published by Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, however, noted that India has made a considerable improvement since last year. 

Using a toilet and washing your hands is literally a matter of life or death and deaths from diarrhoea are particularly tragic because in most cases they can be easily avoided

Gastroenteritis is a bacterial or parasitic infection marked by diarrhoea, cramps, nausea, vomiting and fever. 

The world no.11 Srikanth won 22-20 21-16 in a 45-minute clash against the world no.6 Chinese, who is also a two-time All England champion.

In a new study, investigators explore the immune mechanism that drives diarrhea, concluding that it does play a critical role in pathogen clearance in the early stages of infection.

India and Nigeria combined had 42 per cent of the 499,000 global under-five deaths due to diarrhoea in 2015.

Diarrhoea is one such intestinal bacterial infection that is painful and is caused due to severe gastroenteritis.

Also, as per an article on International Journal of Sports Medicine, while adults may cope well with heat or cold, children may not have the same tolerance.

It has been estimated that rotavirus vaccination can prevent 41,000 to 48,000 deaths of children under 5 years of age in India.

The UN`s health agency said the epidemic had left more than 25,000 people sick, warning that number was likely to double by the end of June.

According to the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), introduction of free Rotavirus vaccine for children under the age of one would prevent at least 5,000 deaths who die of diarrhoea in Madhya Pradesh every year.

Every year, millions of travellers visit countries with poor hygiene, and approximately one third of them return home carrying antibiotic-resistant ESBL intestinal bacteria. Most of them remain unaware of this, as the bacteria cause no symptoms. 

The researchers suggest that suppressing stomach acid might have an effect on the bacteria living in the gut, which could make people more susceptible to the infection.C.difficile is a bacterium that causes inflammation of the colon, a condition called colitis and its symptoms include - diarrhea, fever, loss of appetite, nausea and abdominal pain.

Researchers, including one of Indian-origin, have revealed that common gastric medications may increase the risk of bacterial infection.

A polluted environment is a deadly one - particularly for young children, says Dr Margaret Chan, WHO Director-General.

Rotavirus vaccination was launched for five more states in the country to immunise children against diarrhoea deaths.

A new study had found that repeated antibiotic treatment not only can increase bacteria's resistance to drugs but also help them reproduce faster than before.