With medium confidence, Confalonieri et al. (2007) concluded that climate change would increase the burden of diarrhoeal diseases.

At least 60 million people died of diarrhoeal diseases caused by malnutrition and dirty water.

One community study looked at the incidence of respiratory and diarrhoeal disease but reported no mortality.

Bangladesh is a developing country with a high incidence of diarrhoeal diseases.

The treatment of diarrhoeal diseases therefore forms a subject which is relevant to a great many people throughout the world.

The unhygienic situation described above has been more than enough reason for diarrhoeal diseases to become widespread.

The previous chapter introduced Bangladesh as an overpopulated developing country with a high incidence of diarrhoeal diseases.

As to the diarrhoeal diseases, their presence was the result of poor hygiene, bad sanitation and dietary changes.

As a result, parasitic infection is rife and the third cause of infant deaths is diarrhoeal disease.

In 12 months a staggering total of 5 million under fives will have perished, victims of just one cause: diarrhoeal diseases spread by dirty water.