A doctor has admitted that the biggest diarrhoea hospital in the Bangladesh capital is treating a higher than normal number of patients with waterborne diseases as flood waters in the city recede.
The International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh has been treating up to 650 patients a day since the weekend, according to consultant physician Mark Pietroni.
Waterborne Diseases
Waterborne diseases are communicable diseases caused by diseases causing microorganisms in contaminated water. It is more prevalent during floods and in tsunami affected areas.
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"What we are seeing now is probably related to the flood waters receding," he told AFP.
He said the Dhaka hospital normally treated mainly children under the age of five, and was currently seeing a high numbers of adult patients who were severely dehydrated.
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Poor hygienic practices during cooking or handling of food products can cause this distressing infection of the intestines leading to diarrhea, cramps and fever.
The hospital usually sees about 400 new patients a day at this time of year, he said.
"It's about a 50 percent increase on the background figures we have for this time of year."
The hospital had erected tents with a capacity of 750 patients in the parking areas adjacent to the hospital, and increased staff numbers.
About 1.5 million people were affected by flooding in several parts of Bangladesh last week.
The country's Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre anticipates flooding to be completely gone by the weekend.
Bangladesh is criss-crossed by a network of 230 rivers, most of them tributaries of the Ganges and Brahmaputra.
The low-lying country suffers annual floods, with at least a fifth of the country submerged each year.
Source: AFP
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Salmonellosis
Poor hygienic practices during cooking or handling of food products can cause this distressing infection of the intestines leading to diarrhea, cramps and fever.
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The hospital usually sees about 400 new patients a day at this time of year, he said.
"It's about a 50 percent increase on the background figures we have for this time of year."
The hospital had erected tents with a capacity of 750 patients in the parking areas adjacent to the hospital, and increased staff numbers.
About 1.5 million people were affected by flooding in several parts of Bangladesh last week.
The country's Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre anticipates flooding to be completely gone by the weekend.
Bangladesh is criss-crossed by a network of 230 rivers, most of them tributaries of the Ganges and Brahmaputra.
The low-lying country suffers annual floods, with at least a fifth of the country submerged each year.
Source: AFP
RAS/SK
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Shigellosis or Bacillary Dysentery is a common cause of gastro-enteritis worldwide and can cause bloody diarrhea (called dysentery).
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