During the summer season some diseases proliferate. One of them is acute diarrhea. Its main causes are gastrointestinal infections and food poisoning. Currently, it is likely that other causes such as bacterial septicemic infections are responsible for many deaths caused by this disease. Children who are malnourished or immunosuppressed have a higher risk of life-threatening diarrheal diseases. Diarrhea is usually a symptom of infection of the digestive system, which can be caused by various bacteria, viruses and parasites.
The infection is transmitted by contaminated food or drinking water, or from one person to another. Sometimes we do not give due importance to hand-washing, the main transmitter of these diseases; use proper hand-washing techniques. Also, it is essential to boil the water in order to eliminate very dangerous germs that can cause death. Diarrheal diseases are treated with a saline solution of oral rehydration or a mixture of clean water, salt and sugar. In addition, with a treatment of zinc supplements tablets (20 mg), from 10 to 14 days. This shortens the duration of diarrhea and improves the results.
Food preservation is essential to avoid this disease so frequent at this time of year. Health authorities in Ariguanabo urged the population to comply with hygiene measures to avoid infection.
