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Diarrheal diseases Laura Cartwright
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They are the leading cause of preventable death About 2 billion cases worldwide per year huffingtonpost.com
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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 can be caused by bacteria, viruses or parasites liv.ac.uk prep4md.blogspot.com microbewiki.kenyon.edu
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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
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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
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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
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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 Wallydownundy.com
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There are many different methods for the prevention of diarrheal diseases. Flickr.com Cini.org.uk Nationalgeographic.com
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What is the most Cost-Effective Prevention? nih.gov
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The most Cost-Effective Prevention is not the same! nih.gov
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There are 4 main treatments for diarrheal diseases. Icddrb.org
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Let’s Focus on Typhoid Fever
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There are 21 million new cases a year
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Typhoid Fever Caused by the Salmonella typhi bacteria Marlerblog.com
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Typhoid Fever Caused by the Salmonella typhi bacteria The bacteria invades the small intestines and blood stream. Marlerblog.com
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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.
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The bacteria begins to multiply and re-enters the blood stream.
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Some people become long-term carriers Wrongdiagnosis.com Netpatientfoundation.com Yoursurgery.com
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Severe Diarrhea is not the only symptom of Typhoid Fever Toptenz.net
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The vaccination has a 60% efficacy rate cdc.gov
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Patients are treated with ORT and Antibiotics
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The International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research leads the fight in Bangladesh Implement health programs Conduct research on the organisms that cause diarrhea
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ICDDR, B
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