RT Book, Section
A1 LaRocque, Regina C.
A1 Ryan, Edward T.
A1 Calderwood, Stephen B.
A2 Kasper, Dennis L.
A2 Fauci, Anthony S.
SR Print(0)
ID 1141406384
T1 ACUTE INFECTIOUS DIARRHEAL DISEASES AND BACTERIAL FOOD POISONING
T2 Harrison's Infectious Diseases, 3e
YR 2017
FD 2017
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781259835971
LK accessbiomedicalscience.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1141406384
RD 2024/04/20
AB Acute  diarrheal  disease  is  a  leading  cause  of  illness  globally  and  is  associated  with  an  estimated  1.4  million  deaths  per  year.  Among  children  <5  years  of  age,  diarrheal  disease  is  second  only  to  lower  respiratory  infection  as  the  most  common  infectious  cause  of  death.  The  incidence  rate  of  diarrheal  disease  among  children  in  low-  and  middle-income  countries  is  estimated  to  be  2.9  episodes  per  child  per  year,  for  a  total  of  1.7  billion  episodes  annually.  The  morbidity  from  diarrhea  is  also  significant.  Recurrent  intestinal  infections  are  associated  with  physical  and  mental  stunting,  wasting,  micronutrient  deficiencies,  and  malnutrition.  In  short,  diarrheal  disease  is  a  driving  factor  in  global  morbidity  and  mortality.