Term
| Causes of Diarrheal disease |
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Definition
caused by contamination of food/water
caused by dehydration, loss of nutrition, damages of intestines
infants are particularly at risk if exposed to bad food/water |
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Term
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Definition
acute respiratory infections (pneumonia, diarrhea, encephalitis, blindness)
children who are vitamin A deficient or infected with HIV are more at risk of death
extremely contagious |
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Term
| Risk factors for children |
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Definition
poor nutritional status
low household income
low level of education
inadequate access to quality HC
poor water quality, sanitation, hygiene
low vaccination rates |
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Term
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Definition
high costs associated with child illness
potential long term disability
poor school attendance and performance
perpetuation of poverty
economic and political stability |
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Term
| 99% of childhood deaths are in LICs and MICs, what five countries account for half of these deaths? |
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Definition
| India, Republic of Congo, Nigeria, Pakistan, China |
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Term
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Definition
| Preterm Birth complications and birth asphyxia |
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