IBD causes inflammation in the small intestine (Crohn's disease) or the large intestine (ulcerative colitis). IBS affects the large intestine and causes constipation, diarrhea, or both.

Q: Let's talk about waterborne diseases. A: Diarrheal disease organisms can be transmitted in several different ways, and at least one of those ways also allows the organism to be transmitted from ...

Climate change-related extreme weather, such as massive flooding and prolonged drought, often results in dangerous outbreaks ...

Along with other acute respiratory infections, pneumonia is in a near tie with diarrheal diseases as a leading cause of death in children under 5 worldwide. It's estimated that pneumonia kills ...

"The data appear to suggest that there have been at least three times as many recent outbreaks of diarrheal disease on cruise ships, as compared to a year ago." Nevertheless, you may be able to ...

The US researchers, who analysed data from the new Global Burden of Disease study, found well over a third (42%) of deaths happen in Nigeria and India. Diarrhoeal diseases, such as rotavirus and ...

In 2019, two infectious diseases - lower respiratory infections and diarrheal diseases - were ranked in the top ten causes of death worldwide by the World Health Organization (WHO). Both of these ...

Bloody diarrhea, which is bloody stool or rectal bleeding, can be a symptom of many medical conditions, such as hemorrhoids or inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Fortunately, there are ways to ...

The Author(s), 2024. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of Society for Disaster Medicine and Public Health, Inc. The outcome variable of this study is diarrheal disease among children ...

In adults, the most common symptoms of celiac disease are stomach problems, like gas and diarrhea. A tissue transglutaminase IgA test, or tTg-IgA test, is an effective method used in the diagnosis ...

University of Virginia researchers are developing a flexible online tool for navigating information used in the fight to save ...