Diarrhea : causes, types, and treatments / Hannah M. Wilson, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Wilson, Hannah M., editor.

Series:

Public health in the 21st century series.

Public health in the 21st century

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Diarrhea.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (248 pages) : color illustrations.

Place of Publication:

Hauppauge, New York : Nova Science Publishers, [2010]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Diarrhoea is a clinical symptom characterized by an increase in the volume, wateriness, or frequency of bowel movements. This book presents and discusses topical data on diarrhoea including diarrhoeal viruses, cholera in Africa, and much more.

Contents:

Diarrhea : causes, types, and treatment / Joshua J. Malago

Types and causes of childhood diarrhea / Tinuade A. Ogunlesi

Diarheal viruses : classificiation, morphology, genome orgation, molecular detection, treatment / Shuvra Kanti Dey ... and others

Cholera in Africa : causes, epidemiology, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention / E. Madoroba, M.N.B. Momba

Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea / Hideaki Kato, Haru Kato

Metabolomics and metagenomics of clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea / John Holton

Fecal excretion of organic anions in neonatal calves and their significance in diarrhea / Hiroshi Sato

Chemotherapy-induced diarrhea in children : its underlying mechanisms and treatment options / Fumito Yamasaki, Hiroki Nariai, Toshiji Shitara

Tropical viral diarrhea / Viroj Wiwanitkit

Pathophysiology of irritable bowel syndrome with diarrhea / Motoyori Kanazawa, Shin Fukudo

Opportunistic protozoa induced diarrhea / Viroj Wiwanitkit

Diarrhea in atypical influenza / Viroj Wiwanitkit.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-61209-062-1