1. DIARRHEA & HOW TO PREVENT IT

2. Changing lives through sustainable water treatment systems.

3. Diarrhea : is the condition of having frequent loose or liquid bowel movements (wikipedia)

5. What Causes D I a r r h e a ??

6. 1. Diarrhea commonly results from gastroenteritis caused by viral infections, parasites or bacterial toxins. In sanitary living conditions where there is ample food and a supply of clean water, an otherwise healthy patient usually recovers from viral infections in a few days. However, for ill or malnourished individuals diarrhea can lead to severe dehydration and can become life-threatening without treatment.gastroenteritisviralparasitesbacterialdehydration

7. 2. Diarrhea can also be a symptom of more serious diseases, such as dysentery, cholera, or botulism, and can also be indicative of a chronic syndrome such as Crohn's disease or severe mushroom poisoning syndromes. Though appendicitis patients do not generally have violent diarrhea, it is a common symptom of a ruptured appendix. It is also an effect of severe radiation sicknessdysenterycholerabotulism Crohn's diseasemushroom poisoningappendicitisappendix radiation sickness Diarrhea can also be caused by dairy intake in those who are lactose intolerant.lactose intolerant 3.

8. HOW

9. 1. Unclean bottle or unclean breast when feeding baby 2. Flies 4. Contaminated Water 3. Dirty hands

10. What happens to the body when there is diarrhea? The body loses water! Why IS THIS A pROBLEM

11. Diarrhea

12. The body cannot work well Without WATER

13. Why Diarrhea is DANGER ? DEHYDRATION

14. Fact 1.000.000 children die every year because DIARRHEA (UNICEF 2002)

15. How?

16. Treatment at Home

17. Boil water for 10 minutes Pour 2 liters of water in a clean bottle

18. Add 2 handfuls of sugar Add 3 finger pinches of salt ( taste test the mixture. It should not be saltier than tears.)

19. Give special water in this way to a person with diarrhea

20. For a child under 2 years old Give 1/2 cup of special water by spoon after each loose stool. Continue to breastfeed and give extra fluids to prevent dehydration.

21. For a child 2 to 10 years old Give 1/2 to 1 cup of special water after each loose stool

22. Over 10 years old Have them drink lots of fluid

23. When to go to the hospital 1. Many watery stools 2. Blood in stools 3. Unable to eat, breastfeed, or drink 4. Repeated vomiting 5. Fever 6. Does not get better in 3 days

24. HOW TO PREVENT DIARRHEA

25. 1. Use Clean Water 1. Use Safe Water 2. Cover Water Containers 3. Boil Water

26. 2. Clean Food 1.Wash and cook vegetables properly 2. Cook meat properly 3. Keep cooking area clean and cover foods

27. 3. Clean Person and Home Wash hands before preparing foods, before eating, and after defecation.

28. 4. Clean HOME Wash dishes with soap and dry them in the sun. Use a latrine. If not available, bury feces after defecation. No animals in house or near cooking area. Dispose of garbage properly

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