It commonly occurs in less developed areas of Central and South America, Africa, and Asia. Entamoeba histolytica affects millions of people and results in greater than 55,000 deaths a year. In areas with poor sanitation nearly half of cases of diarrhea are due to Entamoeba histolytica. Shigella results in about 165 million cases of diarrhea and 1.1 million deaths a year with nearly all cases in the developing world. While medications used to decrease diarrhea such as loperamide are not recommended on their own, they may be used together with antibiotics. Antibiotics such as azithromycin may be used to treat cases associated with travelling in the developing world. While the condition generally resolves on its own within a week, drinking sufficient fluids such as oral rehydration solution is important. Įfforts to prevent dysentery include hand washing and food safety measures while traveling in areas of high risk. The underlying mechanism involves inflammation of the intestine, especially of the colon. Risk factors include contamination of food and water with feces due to poor sanitation. Other causes may include certain chemicals, other bacteria, other protozoa, or parasitic worms. The cause of dysentery is usually the bacteria from genus Shigella, in which case it is known as shigellosis, or the amoeba Entamoeba histolytica then it is called amoebiasis.

Other symptoms may include fever, abdominal pain, and a feeling of incomplete defecation. Occurs often in many parts of the world ĭysentery ( / ˈ d ɪ s ə n t r i/), historically known as the bloody flux, is a type of gastroenteritis that results in bloody diarrhea. Usually Shigella or Entamoeba histolytica Ĭontamination of food and water with feces due to poor sanitation ĭrinking sufficient fluids, antibiotics (severe cases) A person with dysentery in a Burmese POW camp, 1943īloody diarrhea, abdominal pain, fever

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