Question
What causes pediatric diarrhea? How can effective prevention measures be taken to prevent a recurrence?
Answer
Dysentery, also known as bacterial dysentery, is an intestinal infectious disease characterized by abdominal pain, urgent need to defecate, and stools containing mucus and blood. It is relatively common in children. The disease is most prevalent during the summer and autumn seasons, but it can also be seen in winter and spring. Modern medicine believes that dysentery is primarily caused by Shigella, an acute intestinal infectious disease. It is mainly transmitted through contaminated water, food, and hands from the feces of patients or carriers, and flies play an important role in the transmission between feces and food. Children with malnutrition or weakened conditions due to intestinal parasitic infections are more susceptible to this disease. Clinically, it can be divided into acute and chronic bacterial dysentery, with those lasting over two months classified as chronic bacterial dysentery.