What is Dysentery?
Dysentery is a disease which involving the inflammation disorder of the intestine particularly the colon. It is an infection of the digestive system that causes abdomen cramps and diarrhea characterized by inflammation of the bowels and affects the body significantly. Dysentery spread in humans through combination of food and water. If it is untreated then it becomes life-threatening especially when infected person does not remove fluids. There are two types of dysentery:
Amoebic Dysentery: Amebic dysentery is most common in tropical region and caused by a parasite called the Entamoeba histolytic, which produces ulceration and inflammation with severe diarrhea. Spread through water, fruit and vegetables.
Bacillary Dysentery: This type of dysentery is caused by bacilli excreted through contaminated food and water. 80% of the children acquire bacillary dysentery and high in the age is it is not treated.
Causes of Dysentery: Dysentery can have lots of causes. The most common cause of dysentery is that it spread by contaminated food and water. it is caused by a protozoan and bacterial infection or also caused by a parasitic worm infestation. With bacillary dysentery infection with a bacillus of the Shigella group is the most common type of dysentery; these bacteria attack the colon lining and cause bacillary dysentery. Amoebiasis is causes by a parasite or entamoeba histolytica amoeba and stay in the body's system for month.
Symptoms of Dysentery: The symptoms will include:
Bloody, watery stools - passed frequently
Vomiting of blood
Abdominal pain, fever
Vomiting and nausea
Painful passing stool
Constipation
Other symptoms which will occur due to dehydration:
Dry skin and mucous membranes
Excessive thirst
Loss of strength
Loss of weight
Precautions from Dysentery: For the precaution wash your hand with soapy water which help to prevent from the infection, drink boiled water, eat Peel fruit and vegetables, fresh diet with vitamins is very useful in such condition. Wood apple is beneficial in dysentery.
Treatment of Dysentery: If it is untreated then it becomes life threatening problem. Take proper treatment by professionals. Doctor will ask your symptoms and take some physical examination. He recommends therapy treatment like rehydration therapy using oral rehydration which helps to encouraged drinking plenty of liquids. Antibiotics and amoebicidal drugs used to kill the causes of dysentery bacterium or amoeba. Dysentery treatment takes full course to avoid relapse.
Dysentery is a disease which involving the inflammation disorder of the intestine particularly the colon. It is an infection of the digestive system that causes abdomen cramps and diarrhea characterized by inflammation of the bowels and affects the body significantly. Dysentery spread in humans through combination of food and water. If it is untreated then it becomes life-threatening especially when infected person does not remove fluids. There are two types of dysentery:
Amoebic Dysentery: Amebic dysentery is most common in tropical region and caused by a parasite called the Entamoeba histolytic, which produces ulceration and inflammation with severe diarrhea. Spread through water, fruit and vegetables.
Bacillary Dysentery: This type of dysentery is caused by bacilli excreted through contaminated food and water. 80% of the children acquire bacillary dysentery and high in the age is it is not treated.
Causes of Dysentery: Dysentery can have lots of causes. The most common cause of dysentery is that it spread by contaminated food and water. it is caused by a protozoan and bacterial infection or also caused by a parasitic worm infestation. With bacillary dysentery infection with a bacillus of the Shigella group is the most common type of dysentery; these bacteria attack the colon lining and cause bacillary dysentery. Amoebiasis is causes by a parasite or entamoeba histolytica amoeba and stay in the body's system for month.
Symptoms of Dysentery: The symptoms will include:
Bloody, watery stools - passed frequently
Vomiting of blood
Abdominal pain, fever
Vomiting and nausea
Painful passing stool
Constipation
Other symptoms which will occur due to dehydration:
Dry skin and mucous membranes
Excessive thirst
Loss of strength
Loss of weight
Precautions from Dysentery: For the precaution wash your hand with soapy water which help to prevent from the infection, drink boiled water, eat Peel fruit and vegetables, fresh diet with vitamins is very useful in such condition. Wood apple is beneficial in dysentery.
Treatment of Dysentery: If it is untreated then it becomes life threatening problem. Take proper treatment by professionals. Doctor will ask your symptoms and take some physical examination. He recommends therapy treatment like rehydration therapy using oral rehydration which helps to encouraged drinking plenty of liquids. Antibiotics and amoebicidal drugs used to kill the causes of dysentery bacterium or amoeba. Dysentery treatment takes full course to avoid relapse.
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