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Diarrhoea is the frequent passage of watery, loose or liquid stool. It is usually a symptom of an underlying health condition. Diarrhoea is an important disease in children, malnourished and those with weakened immune systems. Diarrhoea affects more than 2 billion people globally annually. About 1.9 million children under the age of 5 die from diarrhoea related complications each year. This makes it the second leading cause of death for children under the age of 5 years. Read Also: Treatment of dysentery Cause There are different causes. The list is almost endless. There is hardly any type of disease that does not involve diarrhoea. Bacteria 1. Salmonella 2. Vibrio cholera 3. Klebsiella pneumoniae 4. Clostridium botulinum (botulism) 5. Clostridium perfringens 6. Clostridium difficile 7. Escherichia coli 8. Listeria monocytogenes 9. Campylobacter jejuni 10. Staphylococcus 11. Shigella 12. Yersinia enterocolitica Virus 1. Astrovirus 2. Viral gastroenteritis (common flu) 3. Norovirus 4. ...

Signs and Symptoms The modern trend in the medical profession is to get patients involve in their own health care. It is believed that people know more about what they are feeling than the physician. This put them in a better position to know signs and symptoms that are chronic or acute.