Notwithstanding significant advancement in the understanding of pathogenesis and management, diarrheal illnesses remain one of the principal causes of global childhood mortality and morbidity. Infections account for most illnesses, with pathogens employing ingenious mechanisms to establish disease. In 2002, an interdisciplinary program "Populations et al. Espaces à Risques SANitaires" (PERSAN) ...

Traditionally, people of every ethnicity often use traditional medicines made from plants to treat diseases that attack humans. Likewise, in Oelnasi Village, Central Kupang District, Regency, used drink boiled ketul leaves (Bidens pilosa L) cure diarrheal diseases. The certainty the medicinal efficacy taken Timor has never been scientifically proven. Therefore, research prove it needs be done. ...

Passive immunization with antibodies has been shown to prevent a wide variety of diseases. Recent advances in monoclonal antibody technology are enabling the development of new methods for passive immunization of mucosal surfaces. Human monoclonal antibodies, produced rapidly, inexpensively, and in large quantities, may help prevent respiratory, diarrheal, and sexually transmitted diseases on a...

OBJECTIVE To provide recent guidelines to reduce the incidence of diarrheal diseases. We discuss the definition, clinical aspects, pathophysiology, diagnosis, management, and prevention of persistent diarrhea. SOURCES Electronic search of the MEDLINE database, Google search. SUMMARY OF THE FINDINGS Acute diarrhea may be caused by a variety of agents, including bacterial, viral, and protozoa...

OBJECTIVE Environmental enteropathy syndrome may compromise growth and predispose to infectious diseases in children in the developing world, including Australian Aboriginal children from remote communities of the Northern Territory. In this study, we described the use of a biomarker (13)C-sucrose breath test (SBT) to measure enterocyte sucrase activity as a marker of small intestinal villus in...