DEFINITION:

DIARRHEA IS CONDITION IN WICH LOOS,WATERY STOOLS ARE PASSED WITH GREATER FREQUENCY THAN NORMAL.

SIGHNS AND SYMPTOMS:

ABDOMINAL DISTRESS AND CRAMPING
FREQUENT,WATERY STOOLS,AND IN MORE SERIOUS SITUATIONS,PUS OR BLOOD IN THE STOOLS
IRRITABILITY
LESS INTEREST IN FEEDING
LOSS OF APPITITE
SLUGGISHNESS AND LESS ACTIVITY THAN USUAL
VOMITING

SIGHNS OF DEHYDRATION:

ABSENCE OF TEARS WHEN CRYING
DECREASED URINATION
DRY MOUTH
SLUGGISHNEES AND LETHARGY

CAUSES:

VIRUSES
BACTERIA
INHERITED BIRTH DEFECTS SUCH AS CYSTIC FIBROSIS
INTRODUCTION OF NEW FOOD
TOXIN FROM CONTAMINATED FOOD(SUCH AS APPLE JUICE,UNPASTEURIZED MILK, FRUITS AND VEGITABLE.

PREVENTION:

WASH HANDS WELL BEFORE PREPARING FEEDINGS.
DISCARD ANY UNUSED FORMULA IN THE BOTTLE AFTER THE INFANT IS FINISHED FEEDING.
KEEP BOTTLE AND OTHER ITEMS PLACED IN THE INFATS’MOUTH CLEAN.
KEEP OTHER CHILDREN IN THE HOUSEHOLD WHO HAVE DIARRHEA AWAY FROM INFANT.
DISCARD FORMULA THAT IS NOT USED IN 24 HOURS.
USE CLEAN WATER WHEN PREPARING INFANT FORMULA.
WASH BOTTLES AND NIPPLES WELL IN HOT,SOAPY WATER.


DIAGGNOSES:

SIGHNS AND SYMPTOMS
LABS TEST,SUCH AS STOOLS TESTS, BLOOD TESTS, X-RAYS.
OCCASIONALLY,CLONOSCOPY IS USED TO VIEW THE INTERIOR OF THE INTESTINE.

TREATMENT:

REHYDRATION (ORS,IV FLUID)
CONTINUE BRAEST FEEDING
AVIOD FLAT SODAS,SUGAR SODAS,GREEN TEA OR HERBAL TEAS
TREET THE CAUSE

PATIENTS AND METHOD:

A STUDY COMOSED OF A QUESTINAIR WAS DESIGNED ON ALL CHILDREN ATTENDING AHL TO DETERMINE THEIR INFECTION STATUS AND IDENTIFY RISK FACTORS ASSOCIATED TO THE OUTBREAK.

QUESTIONAIR:

1.NAME…………………………………………………

2.AGE…………………………………………………..

3.FATHER OCCUPATION…………………………..

4.MOTHER OCCUPTION……………………………

5.BIRTH HISTORY……………………………………

6.FEEDING HISTORY……………………………….

7.WEAING…………………………………………….


RESULTS:

24 CASES OF BACTERIAL INFECTION(E.COLI) WERE DETECTED.12 WERE PARASITOLOGICALLY CONFIRMED.
MOST OF THEM OR ON BOTTEL FEED
NO CONCEPT OF PASTURIZATION


CONCLUSION:

HEALTH AWARNESS REGARDING PREVENTIVE MEAUSERS
WASH HANDS WELL BEFORE PREPARING FEEDINGS.
DISCARD ANY UNUSED FORMULA IN THE BOTTLE AFTER THE INFANT IS FINISHED FEEDING.
KEEP BOTTLE AND OTHER ITEMS PLACED IN THE INFATS’MOUTH CLEAN.
KEEP OTHER CHILDREN IN THE HOUSEHOLD WHO HAVE DIARRHEA AWAY FROM INFANT.
DISCARD FORMULA THAT IS NOT USED IN 24 HOURS.
USE CLEAN WATER WHEN PREPARING INFANT FORMULA.
WASH BOTTLES AND NIPPLES WELL IN HOT,SOAPY WATER.

THANKYOU

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