BACKGROUND Balantidium coli, a ciliated protozoan parasite that infects primates and pigs, and is the largest protozoan to infect humans, is a well-known cause of diarrhoea and dysentery in humans. Extra-intestinal disease is uncommon, however. OBJECTIVE We describe a case of lung involvement, with severe pulmonary haemorrhage resulting in iron deficiency anaemia and respiratory failure, of a...

The aim of the present study was to develop a reproducible porcine infection model with Brachyspira hyodysenteriae. The influence of different factors was evaluated, namely, age, a diet containing large quantities of soybean meal, housing and administration of cortisol or antacids. Furthermore, the synergistic effect of additional bacteria (Escherichia coli O141, Bacteroides vulgatus or a mixtu...

on this subject. In these notes my endeavour has been directed mainly to bring forward statistical evidence to show the prevalence of this infection *in the general population from whom the prisoners are drawn, and also the beneficial effect of attending to it in the prisoners soon after their admission. 2. The practical importance of the early detection and treatment of the parasitic infection...

Garlic has been used throughout the world to treat coughs, toothache, earache, dandruff, hypertension, hysteria, diarrhoea, dysentery, diptheria, vaginitis and many other conditions. Garlic contains a complex mixture of oil and water-soluble organosulfur compounds. Diallyl disulfide (DADS), an oil-soluble constituent of garlic seems to be effective in reducing tumour cells originating from colo...

Soyer himself was attacked by diarrhoea soon after his arrival at Scutari and it lasted several weeks. I n the Crimea he was taken seriously ill in September 1855; this illness lasted several weeks and when nearly well he had a relapse. The accounts given are meagre but they are more in keeping with an attack of typhoid fever. When he returned to Scutari he was again ill with fever and later wi...

Garcinia lancifolia (Clusiaceae) is an unexplored medicinal plant used as stomachic, diuretic and its fruit is used to cure dysentery and diarrhoea. The acidic fruits are used to prepare juice, pickle and curries. The phytochemical analysis of different extracts of G. lancifolia leaf, stem and fruit revealed the presence of tannins, saponins, flavonoids, terpenoids, alkaloids and cardiac glycos...

or diarrhceaic ; that is to say, malarial disease existed, but they showed themselves more under the aspect of bowel complaints than fevers, and persons who suffered from frequent attacks of fevers were very apt to be seized by attacks of diarrhoea or dysentery of a dangerous nature. At some of the gardens of the Assam Company this was markedly illustrated; for instance, at Cheridopurbut, the l...

BACKGROUND In developing countries, diarrhoea causes around 500,000 child deaths annually. Zinc supplementation during acute diarrhoea is currently recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF). OBJECTIVES To evaluate oral zinc supplementation for treating children with acute or persistent diarrhoea. SEARCH METHODS We searched the Cochran...

While knowledge of causes of deaths is important for health sector planning, little is known from conventional sources about the causes of deaths in Bangladesh. This is partly due to deficiencies in the registration system and partly because few deaths are attended by qualified physicians. The present study was undertaken to update the information available on causes of deaths among under-5-yea...

Understanding community perceptions and attitudes towards childhood illness is important in developing appropriate interventions. A cross sectional survey was therefore, conducted in a riparian community of Lake Victoria basin in Tanzania to determine caretakers' perception, attitudes and practices on childhood malaria and diarrhoeal diseases. Among 336 caretakers interviewed, 61.1% (205) repor...