A Good News Story About Diarrhea — With One Surprising Exception
A new report points to great progress in reducing deaths from diarrheal diseases. But as the low-income world sees progress, rates are inching up in wealthy countries, including the U.S.
Diarrhea is not only a topic that makes people a bit squeamish, it turns out to be a difficult disease to put into numbers.
But two trends are clear, says an author of a new report: The number of deaths from diarrheal diseases is dropping dramatically in low-income countries – and ticking upward in wealthy nations.
An infection by Shigella or rotavirus, and the resulting diarrhea, is often a death sentence in much of the world. In 2005, about 1.6
