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Diarrhoea

Diarrhoea is a common gastrointestinal condition defined by frequent passage of loose or watery stools, arising when the balance between intestinal secretion and absorption of fluid and electrolytes is disrupted. Acute diarrhoea is most often infectious, spread through contaminated water and food, whereas persistent…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 12 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 46× across the literature 🗓 Reviewed June 2026

Overview

Diarrhoea is a common gastrointestinal condition defined by frequent passage of loose or watery stools, arising when the balance between intestinal secretion and absorption of fluid and electrolytes is disrupted. Acute diarrhoea is most often infectious, spread through contaminated water and food, whereas persistent diarrhoea lasting beyond two weeks signals ongoing infection, malabsorption, or underlying disease and is strongly associated with undernutrition. As a waterborne and sanitation-related illness, it remains a major cause of childhood morbidity and mortality in low-resource settings, where inadequate access to safe water and hygiene sustains transmission. Its principal complications, dehydration, electrolyte imbalance, and nutrient loss, are managed chiefly by oral rehydration and continued nutrition, while prevention depends on improved water quality, sanitation, and integrated public-health strategies. Research published in this area by the journal addresses these dimensions, including risk factors for persistent diarrhoea in children under five, municipal decision-making strategies to combat waterborne disease, risk factors and management of severe paediatric diarrhoea, bacteriological quality of groundwater, the impact of climate change on public health, and therapeutic-feeding approaches for children with severe acute malnutrition. These contributions span the epidemiology, environmental determinants, and clinical and nutritional management of diarrhoeal disease, linking enteric infection to water quality, sanitation, and child nutrition.

Research published in this journal

12 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

2020

The Genetic Multiplicity- Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia type I

Bajaj AnubhaCorresponding author
MD. (Pathology) Panjab University, Department of Histopathology, A.B. Diagnostics, A-1, Ring Road, Rajouri Garden, New Delhi, 110027, India.
Exact topic International Journal of Infection Prevention doi:10.14302/issn.2690-4837.ijip-20-3176

How this research is being cited

The 12 articles above have been cited 46 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

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Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in Air and Water Borne Diseases.

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