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dysentery
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dysentery

Infection of the large intestine causing abdominal cramps and painful diarrhoea with blood. There are two kinds of dysentery: amoebic (caused by a protozoan), common in the tropics, which may lead to liver damage; and bacterial, the kind most often seen in the temperate zones.

Both forms are successfully treated with antibacterials and fluids to prevent dehydration.



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During April-May 2002, an outbreak of bacillary dysentery was reported in the northern district of West Bengal, India, among tea garden workers.
Shigella dysenteriae serotype 1, Kolkata, India by Yoshida, Shin-ichi / Emerging Infectious Diseases
Shigellosis, also called bacillary dysentery, causes bloody diarrhea, fever, nausea, vomiting, and cramps.
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