Diarrhoea: Leading Cause of Children´s Deaths

Despite the new discoveries in medicine whether it is a new vaccine or antibiotic, the most basic components for disease prevention and death in humans depends on a good nutrition and access to clean water. The RX for Survival: Back to the Basics video depicts how both an inadequate nutrition and malnutrition can impaired a child’s physically and developmentally. It is estimated that over 100 million children in the world are undernourished and causing the death of more than “one third” of the children (WHO). Furthermore, the consumption of contaminated water, which carries disease organism, exacerbates the mortality rate among children.

Illnesses, epidemics, and pandemics derive from the living conditions and the social stratification of a society. Poverty tends to increase an individual’s possibility of getting sick due to deficient housing conditions, malnutrition, pressure, etc. Research supports that impoverished individuals experience higher death rates due to the insufficient medical care and nutritious food available to them. “An estimated 25 million Americans do not have enough money to feed themselves adequately and, as a result, suffer from serious nutritional deficiencies that can lead to illness and death” (Tischler 383). In effect, this contributes to the overall high mortality rates among groups of social classes. Those that live in poverty experience high levels

Children who are in poor health are more prone to infection and illness as their immune system will be low and could be prone to scabies, stomach upsets, and any other child hood illness.

Child poverty can have many effects on children, one being health problems. A widespread method to family and community health is authoritative to provide children with the finest upbringing. Nonetheless, restricted access to health services and appropriate programs are often seen as serious. This could have been prevented with instant and continuing development. The number of families who are required to rely on emergency food sources, in a period of economic wealth is one example of the relationship between high costs of housing, food

Social factors that can contribute to the development of the flu are income and education. People with limited income may not be able to afford healthy foods for their families. They also may be restricted in access to health care or may not have money for a doctor’s visit if they are ill. This affects access to preventative health screenings as well as immunizations for the flu. Education plays a role also. Uneducated people may not realize the importance of immunizing their family members. They may not understand that immunizations often prevent or reduce the severity of this illness.

The first part of the analysis will examine a complex connection between physical developments of children and living circumstance, individual’s behavior, income levels, education levels of parents and access to healthcare. AS (2012) illustrates that children living in the most deprived areas take higher risks of low birth weight, respiratory problems, poor dental health and overweight than their wealthy peers.

The population of this study resembled the population of interest in case study #1. The subjects concerns are preventing the antibiotic associated diarrhea (AAD) by using the interventions fermented milk containing Lactobacillus or other probiotic which is the topic of discussion in

Due to certain beliefs, lack of education, socioeconomic status, the environment in which people live, and even gender gaps, all have a significant impact on the lives of children and everyone surrounding them. Many children are dying due to infections that are out of their control and their families need to be more educated on signs and symptoms, along with the benefits of vaccinations and getting the proper care for their sick children. These problems occur in other places around the world but are more common in

Four health determinants that influence the health status of children living in Australia and Iraq are access to services, housing, culture and stress. Having access to services can act as a secondary prevention of ill health and can reduce the burden of disease in a community. If many people in a community do not have access to medical services the spread of disease will be higher and the population of the community will also be at a higher risk of contracting a disease. Children in Australia are fortunate to be able to readily have access to medical services on a regular basis. The quality of these services are closely monitored by the government with many health benefits and health care services provided. Many of these services are free

Two out of every five people living in Sub-Saharan Africa lack safe water. A baby there is 500 times more likely to die from water-related illness than one from the United States. This is a serious ongoing issue that requires the rest of the world to take action. Water spreads diseases easily if the necessary precautions are not taken. Many developing African countries don’t have sewage treatment, or the people don’t have methods to filter and disinfect. Once a person is sick either there is no way to cure them, or medical care is too expensive, so they are left untreated with a high risk of death. Although many believe that the fight for sanitary water in Africa is insurmountable, people in these developing countries can overcome their challenge to access clean water and avoid water-borne diseases through proper sewage treatment facilities, universal water filtration and medical care.

The societal influences on early life are determined by a variety of factors, ranging from access to survival necessities to income inequality (Maggi et al., 2010). Developing countries are more likely to be impacted by war, slavery, discrimination, disease, and a lack of water and sanitation facilities (Maggi et al., 2010). Developed countries face issues around childhood exposure to poverty and the inability for some to access the services needed for ideal health and wellbeing (Maggi et al., 2010). Although the issues faced between countries are immensely different, the concerns for one child are no less important than the concerns for another (Maggi et al., 2010).

Almost 100 countries worldwide are still affected by cholera and it’s virtually impossible to completely prevent an outbreak. If left alone, this rapidly infectious disease can cause many fatalities. However, improved methods for surveillance, diagnosis, and treatment, paired with higher standards of sanitation and personal

Health is another issue that has been examined as a potential effect of living in poverty. A large amount of literature links low income to child health problems with studies showing that children in poverty are at a greater risk of infant, child and adolescent deaths (Children’s Defense Fund, 1994) along with malnutrition (Miller & Korenman, 1994) and numerous other health issues. These health issues can also be linked to the low quality living environment, as children in poverty are more likely to be exposed to toxins such as lead along with poorer air and water quality. These have been found to lead to cognitive deficits in children (Holgate, Samet, Koren, & Maynard, 1999).

The disease, cholera, is an infection of the intestines, caused by the bacterium Vibrio cholerae. As stated in Microbes and Infections of the Gut, the bacterium is “a Gram-negative, comma- shaped, highly motile organism with a single terminal flagellum” (105). Cholera is characterized by the most significant symptom that presents with the disease, diarrhea, and victims can lose up to twenty liters of body fluids in a day. Cholera can be a serious disease, due to the serious dehydration that can occur, but it is only fatal if treatment is not administered as soon as possible. This research paper includes information on the causes of cholera, symptoms, ways of treatment, studies of treatments, complications that may occur, the

The recommended method by the south African red cross association for rehydration caused by diarrhea is called the Salt, Sugar Solution and is abbreviated