Diarrhea is usually contagious when it is acute, meaning it comes on suddenly. Acute diarrhea is often caused by a microorganism such as a bacteria or virus. These microorganisms can be easily passed ...

The United Kingdom is experiencing a dramatic outbreak—unprecedented in scale and magnitude—of diarrheal illnesses from the intestinal parasite Cryptosporidium, aka Crypto. According to a rapid ...

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Diarrhoea is, globally, the second largest cause of death for children under 5. Contributing to more than 500,000 deaths, only pneumonia kills more children each year. Climate change, driving ...

Three Ohio counties have tallied 792 cases of cryptosporidiosis, a diarrheal disease caused by parasites, since July, according to The Columbus Dispatch. Public health officials are hopeful the ...

Rising temperatures and fluctuating weather in Hyderabad are increasing cases of heatstroke and diarrhoeal diseases. Doctors ...

Diarrhea remains one of the most serious health threats to young children in the Global South, and new research shows that climate change is set to worsen the risk substantially. However, improved ...

As one of the world’s most densely population cities, Dhaka deals with a high burden of diarrheal diseases. While some studies have looked at how weather affects diarrhea in Bangladesh, few have ...

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