Zinc: Role in the management of diarrhea and cholera
| Autor: | M. Imran Qadir, Arfa Arshad, Bashir Ahmad |
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| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
business.industry chemistry.chemical_element Minireviews General Medicine Zinc medicine.disease Cholera Gastroenterology Diarrhea Oral rehydration solutions chemistry Internal medicine Immunology Vomiting Zinc deficiency Medicine Dehydration medicine.symptom business Cholera vaccine |
| Zdroj: | World Journal of Clinical Cases. 1:140 |
| ISSN: | 2307-8960 |
| DOI: | 10.12998/wjcc.v1.i4.140 |
| Popis: | Diarrhea and cholera are major health problems. Vibrio cholera , the causative agent of cholera, infects the small intestine, resulting in vomiting, massive watery diarrhea and dehydration. Reduced water and electrolyte absorption is also due to zinc deficiency. Zinc has an important role in recovery from the disease. The combination of zinc with cholera vaccine and oral rehydration solutions has a positive impact on cholera and diarrhea. It has led to a decrease in the mortality and morbidity associated with diarrhea. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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