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Di sans the “a” actually means “two” or “double” and I always read the word diarrhea as “double”-flow.

Like di-a-rrhea. Iike the “a” connected the two words!! I don’t know if im right or if you’re right because they both TECHNICALLY make sense, but I think that “double-flow” makes a lot more sense than “through-flow.” I dunno, just this humble boy’s opinion! 😉😀

And if you go to the merriam webster medical dictionary you’ll see that “Di” does, in fact, mean “two” or “double.” Jkeller0009 (talk) 12:44, 7 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

The terminology section states dia means through2600:8801:FB13:6B00:F970:45A2:3B7F:D343 (talk) 07:34, 23 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Terminology versus etymology as a section heading?

I noticed that the section at the end that was called "etymology" is now called "terminology". I like that but should we make that a general change for all disease-type articles? Note that in the manual of style it says "etymology", see here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Medicine-related_articles#Etymology Also, I suggest to move terminology up to be part of the section on definition. It looks a bit arbitrary where it currently is at the very end. EMsmile (talk) 07:31, 4 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I see "Definition" on the top of the page which can mean that WP is not a dictionary and the word is what it says. Also I think that terminology can be consolidated into the Definition area or it's out of place in the article, it's long yes but can be consolidated into smaller paragraphs and other descriptions. JasonHockeyGuy (talk) 23:58, 27 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Description of AWD

@Jrfw51: I saw your edit. I often post descriptions about Somalia to Wikipedia. The main sources of information I use are news sites. The word AWD sometimes appears in Somali news without explanation. (For example, reliefweb, WHO.) One can look up that AWD is an abbreviation for acute watery diarrhoea, but this meaning is not clear to those without medical knowledge. The difference between acute diarrhea and acute watery diarrhoea may not be important information for doctors, but for those who are interested in healthcare in poor countries, it is important to note the meaning of AWD in Diarrhea's article. It doesn't have to be exactly as I described, but could you please allow me to include information about AWD in this article?--Freetrashbox (talk) 12:26, 2 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

OK. I suppose the use of this term is important. I have restored the definition of AWD and a WHO source that includes cholera.Jrfw51 (talk) 13:10, 2 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you!--Freetrashbox (talk) 20:05, 2 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Some thoughts on further improvements

I have some improvement suggestions but don't have time to make them myself in the near future:

Just wondering if the lead image could be different, maybe less "medical"/sciency/microscopic?
The sentences that include figures (epidemiology) should be updated.
Recheck the section on sanitation; perhaps link better with the WASH#Health_aspects section (I've added a link to it now). EMsmile (talk) 10:59, 18 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

the picture should be removed and not replaced with anything 68.8.117.213 (talk) 20:11, 31 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]