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diarrhea

[dahy-uh-ree-uh] / ˌdaɪ əˈri ə /


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However, around one in five people who are infected develop a fever and moderate symptoms such as body aches, vomiting and diarrhea.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 21, 2026

People with diarrhea and a high fever, prolonged diarrhea or vomiting, or signs of dehydration should contact their medical provider immediately, the CDC said.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 21, 2026

The U.S. is facing a severe outbreak of cyclosporiasis, a food-borne illness caused by the cyclospora parasite and characterized by explosive diarrhea that can last weeks.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 3, 2026

When people eat produce that’s contaminated with cyclospora, it leads to a severe gastrointestinal illness called cyclosporiasis, which is characterized by watery diarrhea and cramping.

From MarketWatch Aug. 3, 2026

Prisoners with pellagra, the result of a lack of protein and niacin in their diets, suffered weakness, skin lesions, diarrhea, and dementia.

From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden

In diarrheas the use of fruits and vegetables should be avoided; the best diet after the milk is bread well toasted through, toast-water, soft-boiled eggs, beefsteak, oyster stew, and clam broth.

From The Four Epochs of Woman's Life; a study in hygiene by Anna M. (Anna Mary) Galbraith

Anemia as a Result.—Anemia is one of the most common results of prolonged diarrheal attacks, especially in those toxic diarrheas resulting from infectious diseases, dysentery, etc.

From Dietetics for Nurses by Fairfax T. Proudfit

Dietetic Treatment.—Practically the same as in other diarrheas.

From Dietetics for Nurses by Fairfax T. Proudfit

These diarrheas are especially serious when accompanied by a steady loss in weight.

From The Mother and Her Child by William S. Sadler

By all sorts of acute reactions, such as skin eruptions, diarrheas, feverish, inflammatory and catarrhal conditions, boils, abscesses, mucopurulent discharges, etc.,

From Nature Cure by Henry Lindlahr




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