Dizanteri

Key facts

Medical condition (new).name

Dysentery

Medical condition (new).synonyms

Bloody diarrhea

Medical condition (new).image

Dysentery Patient, Burma Hospital, Siam Art.IWMART1541787.jpg

Medical condition (new).caption

A depiction of a soldier with dysentery in the 'F' & 'H' Force Hospital, Canchanburi, Siam. Artist: Charles Thrale, 1943

Medical condition (new).field

Infectious disease

Medical condition (new).symptoms

Bloody diarrhea, abdominal pain, fever

Medical condition (new).complications

Dehydration

Medical condition (new).duration

Less than a week

Medical condition (new).causes

Usually Shigella or Entamoeba histolytica

Medical condition (new).risks

Contamination of food and water with feces due to poor sanitation

Medical condition (new).diagnosis

Based on symptoms, Stool test

Medical condition (new).prevention

Hand washing, food safety

Medical condition (new).treatment

Drinking sufficient fluids, antibiotics (severe cases)

Medical condition (new).frequency

Occurs often in many parts of the world

Medical condition (new).deaths

1.1 million a year

via Wikipedia infobox

• Swine Dysentery.ReviewVeterinary pathology · 2017Burrough ERDOI: 10.1177/0300985816653795
• Bacillary dysentery.ReviewComprehensive therapy · 1984Gilman RH
• [Amebic dysentery].ReviewNihon rinsho. Japanese journal of clinical medicine · 2003Tanabe M, Kobayashi S, Takeuchi T
• [Bacillary dysentery, ekiri].ReviewRyoikibetsu shokogun shirizu · 1999Sakamoto M, Sagara H
• Crusaders' dysentery.The Lancet. Infectious diseases · 2008Dixon BDOI: 10.1016/S1473-3099(08)70191-9

Wikidata facts

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Dysentery Patient, Burma Hospital, Siam Art.IWMART1541787.jpg