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Week 8 Topic 8 DQ 2

Topic 8 DQ 2

Q William P. has had pronounced diarrhea for more than a week as a result of having acquired salmonellosis, a bacterial intestinal infection, from improperly handled food. What effect has this prolonged diarrhea had on his fluid balance and acid-base balance? In what ways has William's body been trying to compensate for these imbalances?

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Diarrhea is a very common disease which happens to most of the people in few times each year . It is primarily caused due by the viruses and these viruses are highly contagious norovirus and rotavirus . Infectious diarrhea can also occur due to the presence of bacteria such as Salmonella and Campylobacter . Salmonellosis is an infection which occurs due to the presence of bacteria salmonella in the small intestine of a human beings