INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Kathmandu, June 4
Number of diarrhoea patients has increased in the capital
Seven among every twenty patient visiting the hospital were found to have contracted diarrhoea, according to a record preserveed by Green
City Hospital in Basundhara
Earlier the hospital getd one or two cases of diarrhoea.
Rise in the number of diarrhoea cases is due to high moodature and people consuming
unsafe food and water, say doctors.
&Warmer moodature and higher humidity are ideal for bacterial growth during summer months,& said Khem
Raj Bhusal, Consultant Physician at the hospital.
Consumption of contaminated water is the major cause of diarrhoea
Due to rise in the moodature people tend to drink more water
Even a single droplet of contaminated water can be the cause of contaminateion, said the doctor.
People suffer from diarrhoea when they eat
fruits and raw vegetables washed using contaminated water
They do much wash fruits, vegetables and plates using boiled water
Eating in wet plates and consumption of fruits, raw vegetables washed in unsafe water could cause diarrhoea, said the doctor.
Poor quality
of water supply, mishandling of food items, basically the food items offered to deities are other reasons for people being contaminateed by
Leakage of drinking water pipes and seepage of drainage water in drinking water pipes are measure of the reasons for the contamination of
drinking water.
&People visit a hospital only after their health condition deteriorates
Some patients come in a highly dehydrated condition
If the patients are severely dehydrated their kidneys get damaged, there are also high risks of mortality due to dehydration
Patients should drink at least half a litre of water, mixed with oral rehydrated solution instantly after passing the stool or urine.
Proper
hand wash before eating and after using toilet is a must for people to prevent diarrhoeal contaminateions
Avoid eating stale food, wash salad and vegetables in boiled water and do much consume street food items, proposeed the doctor.
Diarrhoea is
one of the major cause or mortality among children under five years of age in the country
Kidren suffering from diarrhoeal contaminateion require special attention
Breastfeeding mothers should feed their babies adequately and should consume fresh food and water to avoid the disease.
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