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Pediatric gastroenterology centers in London contributed greatly to this field and hepatology by helping and recognizing multiple doctors with their investigations. An example is Tom Macdonald, who concentrated his immunological research on gastroenterological diseases in children and the use of a fetal intestinal organ culture model.
Educating children at young ages at school and at home; Specific evidence-based interventions that may lower disease prevalence include: Interventions at schools, focusing on the construction of pit latrines (ventilated and improved), providing clean drinking water and educating the students about hygiene [11]
The term childhood disease refers to disease that is contracted or becomes symptomatic before the age of 18 or 21 years old. Many of these diseases can also be contracted by adults. Some childhood diseases include:
Infectious disease may be treated with targeted antibiotics, and inflammatory bowel disease with immunosuppression. Surgery may also be used to treat some causes of bowel obstruction. [5]: 850–862 The normal thickness of the small intestinal wall is 3–5 mm, [8] and 1–5 mm in the large intestine. [9]
Chronic diseases in children may have a genetic (hereditary) cause, an environmental (acquired) cause or a combination of both. Early identification and treatment of the disease is key to successful health outcomes. Chronic diseases can affect multiple organ systems and can, therefore, manifest in different ways.
[2] [4] In children, rotavirus is the most common cause of severe disease. [10] In adults, norovirus and Campylobacter are common causes. [ 11 ] [ 12 ] Eating improperly prepared food, drinking contaminated water or close contact with a person who is infected can spread the disease . [ 2 ]
Generally, diseases outlined within the ICD-10 codes K00-K93 within Chapter XI: Diseases of the digestive system should be included in this category. The main article for this category is Digestive diseases .
[11] [12] Public health campaigns to combat rotavirus focus on providing oral rehydration therapy for infected children and vaccination to prevent the disease. [13] The incidence and severity of rotavirus infections has declined significantly in countries that have added rotavirus vaccine to their routine childhood immunisation policies .