Diarrhoea Disease: A Dangerous Childhood Disease

Obeagu Getrude Uzoma¹ & Obeagu Emmanuel Ifeanyi^2,3*

¹Department of Nursing Science, Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki, Nigeria
²Medical Laboratory Science, University Health Services, Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, Nigeria
³Department of Medical Laboratory Science, Imo State University, Owerri, Nigeria

Dr. Obeagu Emmanuel Ifeanyi, Department of Medical Laboratory Science, Imo State University, Owerri and University Health Services, Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, Nigeria.

Keywords: Diarrhoea Disease; Dangerous Childhood Disease; Childhood Diarrhea Management

Abstract

This seminar work dealt with diarrhea disease; a dangerous childhood disease. Diarrhea is the passing of watery stools more than three times a day with the highest incidence occurring during the weaning period. The objectives of the study were discussed which include types of diarrhea like acute watery diarrhea, chronic diarrhea and dysentery. Others are discussion of childhood diarrhea management, identification of health problems associated with diarrhea disease and ways of preventing diarrhea in children. It was recommended that maintaining proper personal hygiene and environmental sanitation especially during weaning period is of paramount important in the control of diarrhea diseases. Also, oral dehydration therapy which is aimed at replacement of the lost fluid and electrolyte is one of the most effective measures in management of diarrhea disease with its associated health problem like dehydration in children.

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