Diarrhoea Diarrhoea is one of the biggest killer diseases of Africa. People with diarrhoea lose a lot of body fluids.
Dehydration occurs easily, especially in children with diarrhoea.
It is very important to prevent dehydration or to rehydrate children who are seriously dehydrated. Diarrhoea and malnutrition often go hand in hand. Children with malnutrition are weak and cannot fight infection very well. This means they frequently get a lot of diarrhoea. Children with diarrhoea feel weak and do not eat much food.