Dysentery
The digestive system is a group of organs working together to convert food into energy and basic nutrients to feed the entire body. Food passes through a long tube inside the body known as the alimentary canal or the gastrointestinal tract (GI tract). The hollow organs that make up the GI tract are the mouth, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine—which includes the rectum—and anus. Food enters the mouth and passes to the anus through the hollow organs of the GI tract. The liver, pancreas, and gallbladder are the solid organs of the digestive system.
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What is Dysentery?
Affects the Digestive System: Dysentery is the body's response to an unwanted visitor in the digestive system. The possible culprits include a parasitic amoeba called Entamoeba histolytica or a number of bacteria. This causes the digestive system to allow too many fluids out of the body. |
History
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People Affected
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Sign and Symptoms
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Cures and Treatments
Number of Americans Affected: Only about 25,000 to 30,000 cases occur each year To Compare: Worldwide, approximately 140 million people develop dysentery each year, and about 600,000 die. Most of these deaths occur in developing countries among children under age five. |
How a person's daily life is affected: The person affected will not be able to do everyday activities, like going to school or going to work. Having abdominal pain and diarrhea gives the person a limited amount of choices to do during the day. They will have to keep up with fluid intake. For sufferers of dysentery fatal complications are not uncommon. Both types of dysentery can be lethal for patients. Unless treated timely and effectually, the condition can result in the death of a patient.
Etiology: Dysentery is most commonly caused by one of two different organisms: One is a bacterium called Shigella; the other is caused by an amoeba. Shigella is the most important cause of bloody diarrhea because it destroys cells that line the large intestine, which leads to mucosal ulcers in the intestine. The mucosal ulcers cause the bloody diarrhea. Ingesting as few as 10 to 100 bacteria, which can be contained in a tiny amount of infected food or water, can cause disease.
Etiology: Dysentery is most commonly caused by one of two different organisms: One is a bacterium called Shigella; the other is caused by an amoeba. Shigella is the most important cause of bloody diarrhea because it destroys cells that line the large intestine, which leads to mucosal ulcers in the intestine. The mucosal ulcers cause the bloody diarrhea. Ingesting as few as 10 to 100 bacteria, which can be contained in a tiny amount of infected food or water, can cause disease.
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