Diarrhea is one of the main causes of morbidity and mortality in the developing world. Despite the growing world population and the inclusion of China in our present analysis , global trends have shown a substantial decrease in the incidence of mortality due to diarrhea. However, the morbidity resulting Irom diarrhea has remained high over the last lour decades. In developing nations, control programs lor diarrhea are based on the successlul management of cases, specilically oral rehydration therapy (ORT) and the promotion of leeding during and alter an episode of diarrhea. Preventive measures are required to signilicantly reduce the incidence of diarrhea. When well practiced, these can be as important as the well management of cases. In regions where treatment is unavailable, prevention may be the only leasible way to reduce mortality. In Panama, it appears that there have been no intervention studies undertaken lor the prevention of accute diarrhea in children. In this review, we will emphasize in the importance of the main forms of intervention that have been demonstrated to be leasible in the prevention of diarrhea in children.
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