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Cruises more commonly contend with illnesses like norovirus, which accounts for more than 90% of diarrheal illnesses reported onboard, according to the CDC.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026

More than 4 billion people around the world lack access to safely managed water, and fecal contamination contributes to millions of cases of diarrheal illness each year, especially among children.

From Science Daily • Jan. 23, 2026

Every day, dozens of people arrive with respiratory infections, diarrheal diseases, skin conditions and eye infections -- ailments that spread quickly in crowded conditions with little clean water.

From Barron's • Nov. 24, 2025

But areas of the world lacking this privilege suffer high child mortality and widespread diarrheal diseases.

From Salon • Jan. 27, 2025

Sometimes she visited houses where people were dying, and often, especially in Cange, there were children with diarrheal diseases that could be fatal.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French