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dysentery
| Description |
| Dysentery is an illness (formerly known as the bloody flux or simply flux) involving severe diarrhea that is often associated with blood in the feces. It is caused by ingestion of food containing micro-organisms, causing a disease in which inflammation of the intestines affect the body significantly. |
| Root Causes |
| Dysentery is of two types-Amoebic dysentery due to Entamoeba bistolytica, a parasite and bacillary dysentery due to bacteria called Shigella. This disease is mainly due to consumption of water or food contaminated by these organisms. |
| Symptoms |
| The disease is characterized by passage of blood or mucus or both in stools. The frequency may vary from person to person. Invariably there is pain in the lower abdomen especially before passing stools. Appetite is poor and fever may be present. Patient feels very weak and restless. |
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