Search for dissertations about: "thesis on diarrhea"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 81 swedish dissertations containing the words thesis on diarrhea.

  2. 6. Essays on the impact on households of natural resource scarcity and climate change

    Author : Bahre Kiros; Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet; Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet; []
    Keywords : LANTBRUKSVETENSKAPER; AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

    Abstract : This thesis comprises four empirical papers aimed at comprehending the interdependencies among climate change, scarcity of natural resources such as water and forests, human health, and households’ responses.Paper I investigates the impact of precipitation variability on households’ sanitation technology choices in Ethiopia. READ MORE

  4. 7. Rotavirus Disease Mechanisms Diarrhea, Vomiting and Inflammation : How and Why

    Author : Marie Hagbom; Lennart Svensson; Karl-Eric Mangusson; Ove Lundgren; Niklas Arnberg; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES;

    Abstract : Rotavirus infections cause diarrhea and vomiting that can lead to severe dehydration. Despite extensive tissue damage and cell death, the inflammatory response is very limited. READ MORE

  5. 8. Escherichia coli flora and diarrhea in Nicaraguan children

    Author : Daniel Reyes Navarrete; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : A combination of a phenotyping method (PhP typing) for the identification of clonal groups, and a genotyping method (PCR) for the identification of virulent strains of E. coli were used in order to obtain insight into diarrheal disease morbidity and epidemiology of diarrheagenic E. coli strains in children in León, Nicaragua. READ MORE

  6. 9. Studies on bacterial transmission pathways in a high endemic area, with a focus on Helicobacter pylori

    Author : Anders Janzon; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : H. pylori; enterotoxigenic E. coli; V. cholerae; real-time PCR; transmission pathways; gastroenteritis; mouse infection models; bacterial gene expression;

    Abstract : Even though half of the world’s population is infected with Helicobacter pylori, which causes gastritis, peptic ulcer and gastric cancer, the transmission routes of these bacteria remain unknown despite extensive epidemiological studies. Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) and Vibrio cholerae are two of the most common causes of acute watery diarrhea in developing countries. READ MORE

  7. 10. Pathophysiological and clinical studies on Crohn's disease in children

    Author : Maja Ideström; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : age;

    Abstract : Crohn’s disease (CD) is often diagnosed in late childhood and early adulthood. Clinical findings include abdominal pain, diarrhea, rectal bleeding, perianal lesions, weight loss and growth retardation. Extra-intestinal manifestations, strictures and fistulas may complicate the disease. READ MORE