2. CONTENTS
• Introduction
• Types of dysentery
• Signs and symptoms
• Medical terms
• Causes
• Prevention and treatement
• Reference
3. Introduction
• Dysentery (pronounciation:disentri)
• Dysentery is an infection of the intestines that causes
diarrhoea containing blood or mucus. Other
symptoms of dysentery can include painful stomach
cramps.
• Gastroenteritis:- gastro-stomach ,entero-
intestine ,its-inflamation (inflamation of inner lining
of stomach and intestine).
• Diarrhea:- dia:-through/throughout rrhea:-flow of
distarge( Distarge of wasty bowel movement).
4. Types of dysentery
• There are two main types of dysentery: amoebiasis
and bacillary dysentery.
• Amoebic dysentery:-It is a severe form of amebiasis
associated with stomach pain, bloody stools (poop), and
fever.
• Shigellosis /Bacillary dysentery:-It is a form of bacterial
diarrhea caused by gram-negative bacteria Shigella species.
It is common in developing countries and results from
contaminated food, poor sanitation conditions, or direct
person to person contact.
6. Medical terms
Algia:-pain
Abdominalgia (pain in abdomen)
Proctalgia (pain in rectum)
Myalgia (muscle pain)
Esis:-Action or process
Emesis (The forceful ejection of some/all of the
contents of the stomach through the mouth)
7. Causes
• Not washing their hands thoroughly after visiting
the bathroom.
• Touching surfaces that the bacteria have
contaminated, and then touching their mouth,
nose, or eyes.
• Eating food that the bacteria have contaminated.
• Swallowing lake or river water when swimming.
• Having sexual contact with someone who is
recovering from bacillary dysentery.
9. Treatment
• Dysentery is managed by maintaining fluids using
oral
• rehydration therapy. If this treatment cannot be
• adequately maintained due to vomiting or the
• profuseness of diarrhea, hospital admission may be
• required for intravenous fluid replacement
