Toxicology |34 viewsCategory:| The influence of natural environmental factors and social factors on children`s viral diarrhea remains inconclusive. This study aimed to evaluate the short-term effects of temperature, precipitation, air quality, and social attention on children`s viral diarrhea in temperate regions of China by using the distribution lag nonlinear model (DLNM). We found that low temperature affected the increase in children`s viral diarrhea infection for about 1 week, while high temperature and heavy precipitation affected the increase in children`s viral diarrhea infection risk for at least 3 weeks. As the increase of the air pollution index may change the daily…