Saturday, March 24, 2007

RESPIRATORY INFECTION AND DIARRHEA

Hygiene of body, food items should be proper and if it is the case of a child, this should be best. A little exposure to harmful bacteria may lead to several disorders and complications.



DIARRHEA IN CHILDREN



Diarrhea in children can be fatal due to loss of water and salts from the body via stools. The risk is more in young children as their body is small, thus the loss is very fast and becomes life threatening.



Diarrhea as such leaves the children not merely dehydrated but also malnourished. It makes her more prone to other disease.



Thus, it is important that every child gets very good care during episodes of diarrhea.



The focus of care is essentially on two things



· Prevent dehydration and replace lost fluids and salts at the earliest.



· Maintain good nutrition for the child
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