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Shigella results in about 165 million cases of diarrhea and 1.1 million deaths a year with nearly all cases in the developing world. [5] In areas with poor sanitation nearly half of cases of diarrhea are due to Entamoeba histolytica. [6] Entamoeba histolytica affects millions of people and results in more than 55,000 deaths a year. [12]
Despite the high morbidity and mortality rates that resulted from the epidemic, the Spanish flu began to fade from public awareness over the decades until the arrival of news about bird flu and other pandemics in the 1990s and 2000s. [320] [321] This has led some historians to label the Spanish flu a "forgotten pandemic". [177]
Symptoms include diarrhea, abdominal pain, gas, bloating, and mucous or blood in stool. It’s often diagnosed via a colonoscopy or other test, and treatments include anti-inflammatory or steroid ...
When you’re down and out for a day, it’s easy to assume you caught a 24-hour flu. But, despite most people having some of idea of what 24-hour flu means, it’s not actually a medical term.
[4] [8] Roy wrote that while on military duty during the Spanish flu epidemic of 1917 he had observed an oscillating bacterium in the blood of flu victims, which he named Oscillococcus. [9] Roy subsequently claimed to have observed the microbe in the blood of patients that had viral diseases like herpes, chicken pox, and shingles. [9]
Diarrhea and vomiting can be particularly concerning, as they may easily lead to dehydration, which can prompt a worsening condition due to things like dizziness and dry mouth. Younger children ...
In the event of another pandemic, US military researchers have proposed reusing a treatment from the deadly pandemic of 1918 in order to blunt the effects of the flu: Some military doctors injected severely afflicted patients with blood or blood plasma from people who had recovered from the flu. Data collected during that time indicates that ...
Norovirus, a highly contagious stomach bug that causes diarrhea and vomiting, is on the rise across the United States. Also known as the "stomach flu" or winter vomiting bug, norovirus is very ...