Background info - An infant presents with constant diarrhea, failure to thrive (

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Background info - An infant presents with constant diarrhea, failure to thrive (not growing and not gaining weight appropriately), and generalized edema. Blood test shows that the infant has hypoproteinemia (low protein levels in the blood). A sample of duodenal juice and the duodenal mucosa indicates that the infant has low enterokinase activity and low trypsin activity.If enterokinase is added to the duodenal juice sample, trypsin activity returns to the normal range. QUESTION - Explain the process by which diarrhea develops in this infant.  (150 words or less. Please only post complete answers and do not just copy paste something from google)

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As the infant is suffering from various deficiencies, the immunity of the body has reduced. Duodenal bacteria enetred in the body by means of food source and since the child is very week, the bacteria resisted into the body. Due to low enterokinase activity and low trypsin activity the intestinal bacteria spreads diarrheal infection to the infant.

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