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1 Diarrheal diseases Laura Cartwright

2 They are the leading cause of preventable death About 2 billion cases worldwide per year huffingtonpost.com

3 It is particularly deadly to children in developing countries About 4,500 children die per day Kevinweaver.co.uk

4 Diarrheal diseases can be caused by bacteria, viruses or parasites liv.ac.uk prep4md.blogspot.com microbewiki.kenyon.edu

5 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

6 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

7 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

8 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

9 There are many different methods for the prevention of diarrheal diseases. Flickr.com Cini.org.uk Nationalgeographic.com

10 What is the most Cost-Effective Prevention? nih.gov

11 The most Cost-Effective Prevention is not the same! nih.gov

12 There are 4 main treatments for diarrheal diseases. Icddrb.org

13 Let’s Focus on Typhoid Fever

14 There are 21 million new cases a year

15 Typhoid Fever Caused by the Salmonella typhi bacteria Marlerblog.com

16 Typhoid Fever Caused by the Salmonella typhi bacteria The bacteria invades the small intestines and blood stream. Marlerblog.com

17 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.

18 The bacteria begins to multiply and re-enters the blood stream.

19 Some people become long-term carriers Wrongdiagnosis.com Netpatientfoundation.com Yoursurgery.com

20 Severe Diarrhea is not the only symptom of Typhoid Fever Toptenz.net

21 The vaccination has a 60% efficacy rate cdc.gov

22 Patients are treated with ORT and Antibiotics

23 The International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research leads the fight in Bangladesh Implement health programs Conduct research on the organisms that cause diarrhea

24 ICDDR, B


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