Dysentery is often referred to as "bloody diarrhea" due to its characteristic symptom of blood in the stool. Other names include "amoebic dysentery" when caused by the parasite Entamoeba histolytica and "bacillary dysentery" for cases caused by bacteria such as Shigella. It is also sometimes colloquially referred to as "summer diarrhea" in certain contexts.
The prefix of dysentery is dy. The suffix of dysentery is sentery. Dysentery is an inflammation of the colon or intestines.
Dysentery is caused by bacteria in bad drinking water.
explosive diarrhea
Dysentery exists in the small intestine
Entamoeba species, such as Entamoeba histolytica, can cause a disease called amoebiasis. It can lead to a range of symptoms, including diarrhea, abdominal pain, and in severe cases, dysentery and liver abscesses. Treatment usually involves antibiotics to eliminate the parasite.
They all suffered from dysentery after drinking the dirty water.
Dysentery killed many people on the trail to Oregon.
etiologic agent
Sorry, I was suffering from a mild case of dysentery.
The gut. The main symptom of dysentery is diarrhea.
While serving his sentence in prison, he suffered from dysentery.
Amoebic dysentery caused by amoeba and bacillary disentery caused by Bacteria `shigella'