Like sneezing, goose bumps (also known as the pilomotor reflex) represent one of your body's automatic responses, meant to increase your chances of survival in the harsh world. Like sneezing, goose bumps (also known as the pilomotor reflex) represent one of your body's automatic responses, meant to increase your chances of survival in the harsh world. Cold environments and strong emotions (like fear) are both known to give your skin the texture of plucked poultry. When the muscle fiber connected to a hair follicle tightens, the skin surrounding the follicle puckers into a goose bump, pulling the connected hair straight up.
The incubation period for rotavirus diarrhea is short, usually less than 48 hours. The clinical manifestations of infection vary and depend on whether it is the first infection or reinfection. The first infection after 3 months of age is generally the most severe.
Globally, diarrhoea and acute respiratory infections (ARIs) have been identified as major threats to child survival. Recent reports show that diarrhoea, defined as the passage of three or more loose or liquid stools per day, is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in children under 5 years old (1, 2).n Ghana, both diarrhoea and ARIs have been identified as major causes of infant morbidity and mortality. The two conditions are among the top-three causes of morbidity and mortality among children under 5 years (5, 6).