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Diarrhea-Ancient Greek διάρροια (diárrhoia), ie διά (day) “through” and ῥέω (rhein) ‘current or flow “-is an alteration of stool in terms of volume, fluidity or frequency relationship to abnormal physiological one which leads to low absorption of fluids and nutrients and can be accompanied by pain, fever, nausea, vomiting, weakness or loss of appetite. In addition to the great loss of water is diarrheal stools, patients , usually children, lose dangerous amounts of important salts, electrolytes and other nutrients. According to figures from the World Health Organization (WHO), diarrhea is one of the leading causes of death in Third World countries, intimately associated with dehydration.