A 6-month-old infant presents to the “diarrhea clinic” unit with some dehydration. What is the most probable cause of this?
A. Entarnoeba histolyticaB. Rotavirus
C. Giardia lamblia
D. Shigella
Answer B.
Rotavirus.
• In India,
rotavirus and enterotoxigenic E. coil account
for nearly half of the total diarrheal episodes among children.
• Rotavirus is
more frequently isolated in children with severe disease than in mild cases.
• Cholera
accounts for 5—I 0% of cases.
• Shigella
accounts for majority of cases of dysentery.
