Agentes causales de diarrea en la población infantil durante el cambio climático

Abstract

Introduction: Climate change represents a problem in the health and well-being of human beings, it is established that the effects of climate change on health "threaten to undermine the progress made in public health", this is attributed to diseases transmitted by the water, as high temperatures can alter the survival, replication and virulence of pathogens, heavy rains can mobilize pathogens and compromise water and sanitation infrastructure, resulting in acute diarrhoea. Objective: To determine the causal agent of diarrhea in children during rainy periods by reviewing updated scientific articles that allow us to choose the best treatment for this type of patient. Methodology: Descriptive study based on the bibliographic review of high-impact scientific articles such as: PubMed, The Lancet, Elsevier, Scholar Google, 21 scientific articles searched on the scimago platform in the last 5 years were chosen. Conclusion: Rotavirus is the most frequent causal agent of diarrhea in children during the rainy season.