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Dysentery is a generic term meaning "large volume diarrhea, often with blood and/or mucus in the feces". Dysentery can be caused by amoebas, bacteria, viruses or parasites, and the vector changes depending upon the pathogen causing the illness.
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What type of pathogens causes amoebic dysentery?
The type of pathogen that causes amoebic dysentery is known as shingellosis. This is also referred to as bacillary dysentery.
What organism causes dysentery?
A Protozoa.
What insect causes dysentery?
Amoebic dysentery caused by amoeba and bacillary disentery caused by Bacteria `shigella'
Is contaminated towels or air or housefiles or mosquitoes a common vector for bacterial dysentery?
House flies
What protist causes amoebic dysentery?
Ameoba.
What kind of protists causes dysentery?
Amoeba
What is the cause of dysentery?
Dysentery is an intestinal infection that results in severe diarrhea. Bacterial infections, such as Shigella, E. coli and Salmonella, are the most common causes of dysentery.
What diseases do euglena cause?
It causes amoebic dysentery.
What pathogen causes amebic dysentery?
Entamoeba histolytica
What is a sentence that has the word dysentery in it?
They all suffered from dysentery after drinking the dirty water.
What is a dysentery?
An infection of the digestive system that causes bloody diarrhea.
The causes of dysentery?
viral infection of protozoa or parastic worms chemical irritants
