Diarrhoea

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"The Delhi Jal Board chairman should answer how 21,88,253 cases of diarrhea were registered in Delhi in the last four years if the water is clean," read one of the posters. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

Posters questioning AAP govt over incidence of diarrhea, cholera appear in Delhi

According to BIS report released by Ram Vilas Paswan on November 16, all water samples collected from Delhi failed a quality test.

21 Nov 2019 11:02 AM

This came barely hours after the 23-year-old woman, a student at a law college that Chinmayanandis at the head of, went to a court protected by over 50 police personnel and recorded her statement in the court of the chief judicial magistrate.(Photo: File)

Rape accused BJP leader Swami Chinmayanand, suffering from diarrhoea

The team of doctors told reported that the leader was suffering from diarrhoea.

17 Sep 2019 4:14 PM

Representational Image. (Photo: Pixabay)

Contaminated water use causes diarrhoea among 445 villagers in Yavatmal district

The reason behind people falling ill is yet to be known but government officials suspect that contaminated water is responsible for diarrhoea.

22 Oct 2018 2:07 AM

What causes traveller’s diarrhoea

A major cause of this is a bacteria called Enterotoxigenic E. coli, or ETEC.

27 Sep 2018 10:49 AM

Haemolytic uraemic syndrome happens when red blood cells are destroyed and block the kidneys' filtering system. (Photo: Pixabay)

Girl fighting for life with kidney failure after catching deadly E.coli at family holiday

Harper developed Harper developed haemolytic uraemic syndrome (HUS) - a rare kidney condition that as a result of the bacteria.

29 Aug 2018 4:58 PM

Changed mindset helps people defeat diarrhoea

This behavioural change has almost put an end to outbreak of cholera and diarrhoea,” says Mr Rao.

28 Aug 2018 6:34 AM

The baby had been admitted to the Rivas hospital in Villanueva with convulsions, diarrhoea, severe hydration and blistered skin caused by bacterial infection. (Photo: AFP)

Shocking: Mum discovers her baby girl is still alive during her funeral

Ivis Montoya, realised that her child was still breathing inside the church, in the city of San Pedro Sula, Honduras.

11 Aug 2018 1:16 PM

Avoid waterborne diseases, medicos tell Palghar locals

Doctors have appealed to residents to boil potable water, rely on home-cooked food and take preventive vaccination.

14 Jul 2018 1:53 AM

Water plant will provide relief to over 2K villagers

The project aims to provide arsenic free, safe drinking water as per WHO standards to Midnapore’s rural population.

05 Jul 2018 7:03 AM

Fast-acting cholera vaccine may curb outbreaks

The researchers began with the DNA sequence of the current version of the virulent V cholerae.

14 Jun 2018 1:40 PM

We advise most patients in these months to remain hydrated. Besides consumption of clean drinking water, other alternatives to remain hydrated include, consuming lime juice, coconut water, and dairy products,” the doctor added. (Representational image)

Water-borne disease kills boy in Gurgaon

Among these was also a 20-year-old died because of the same reason.

03 Jun 2018 5:11 AM

The largest cholera vaccination drive in history, targeting more than two million people across Africa, is now being carried out in five countries - Zambia, Uganda, Malawi, South Sudan and Kenya. (Photo: Pixabay)

Cholera vaccination campaign starts in Yemen after year delay: WHO

There have been more than one million suspected cases of cholera in Yemen, and 2,275 recorded deaths since Nov 2016, the WHO says.

09 May 2018 9:04 AM

According to city police, they received a telephone call at 08.55 am, stating that one person was not opening his room’s door. On reaching the guesthouse, the police found that the person was lying on the floor of the washroom. (Photo: ANI)

Japanese national found dead inside washroom

Further the door of the room was broken and the person, Yoichi Nishimura worked as an engineering consultant for Nippon company.

02 May 2018 6:44 AM

The outbreak is the largest in the US since 2006, when spinach tainted with a similar strain of E. coli sickened more than 200 people. (Photo: Pixabay)

Tainted lettuce in US sickens 98

E. Coli symptoms generally include diarrhoea, severe stomach cramps and vomiting.

28 Apr 2018 2:25 PM

Detox diets can be dangerous, health experts warn

Find out why.

08 Feb 2018 6:44 PM

The case comes three weeks after the Namibian government provisionally banned the import of all perishable food and water from Zambia. (Photo: Pixabay)

Namibia reports first cholera case after deadly outbreak in Zambia

Ministry said further investigation is ongoing and health workers have been alerted to be on the lookout for cholera cases.

01 Feb 2018 8:19 AM

The outbreak comes months after hundreds of people were killed by the plague in Madagascar in one of the worse diseases in 50 years. (Representational Image/ Pixabay)

Girl dies of new eye-bleeding fever which is feared to be worse than bubonic plague

Nine-year-old died in central Uganda with symptoms of an eye-bleeding disease which could kill up to 40 per cent of those infected by it.

15 Jan 2018 2:50 PM

The Indian Railway Catering & Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) will provide food to ensure quality checks because during the suspected poisoning episode it was outsourced to a third party.

IRCTC to take over food service in Tejas

Other than Tejas, three other trains - Ernakulam, Hyderabad Duranto and Howrah Mail will be provided food from CSMT base kitchen.

06 Jan 2018 5:06 AM

Here's the dangers of drinking raw water

WHO reports the consumption of contaminated water is the cause of half a million diarrhoea deaths annually.

05 Jan 2018 2:11 PM

India spends less on breastfeeding schemes: WHO

The sources said that malnutrition-related infant deaths in Palghar district came down to 38 this year from 93 last year.

28 Dec 2017 2:27 AM

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