Diarrhea

Diarrhea, also spelled diarrhoea, is the condition of having at least three loose, liquid, or watery bowel movements in a day. It often lasts for a few days and... Wikipedia

• Specialty:  Infectious disease, gastroenterology
• Symptoms:  Loose frequent bowel movements, dehydration
• Causes:  Usually infection (viral, bacterial, parasitic)
• Risk factors:  Contaminated food or water
• Prevention:  Handwashing, rotavirus vaccination, hand sanitizer, breastfeeding
• Treatment:  Oral rehydration solution, zinc supplementation
• Frequency:  ≈2.4 billion (2015)
• Deaths:  1.53 million (2019)
• Data source:  DuckDuckGo