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During the Civil War, dysentery killed more Union soldiers than the Confederacy did. Before penicillin and sulfa were invented, dysentery and diarrhea were fatal diseases--and in the Third World, where medical care is nonexistent, they still are.

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What was dysentery?

Dysentery still IS a disease. Two types of bacteria that live in water contaminated by feces are called shigella and amoeba. Shigella is the most common bacteria causing dysentery. Dysentery is a disease that affects your digestive system, particularly your intestines, infecting it and causing inflammation. Dysentery also causes dehydration, diarrhea, and fevers. This disease comes in two types; amebic and bacillary dysentery. Amebic is caused by amoeba and is the worst because it can survive outside the human body and spread to others. Bacillary dysentery is caused by shigella and can be mild, severe, or deadly. Bacillary dysentery will kill children who obtain it under the age of five, but for an adult, it just comes and goes. After infecting your intestines, amebic dysentery can also travel to other places through the bloodstream by entering blood vessels in your intestines. It can travel to places like your liver and brain, where it will damage your liver and brain tissues.


How did you catch dysentery?

Dysentery can be caught by a bacterial infection. Another way dysentery is caught is through eating food or drinking water that has been contaminated with human waste.


How did shivaji kill Aurangzeb?

Shivaji Maharaj died April 3, 1680, due to fever and dysentery. There were rumors that he had been cursed by Jan Muhammad of Jalna, and that his second wife poisoned him.


How did King Louis Xlll die?

From dysentery.


How long do people have dysentery?

People could have ha dysentery for years. If not treated properly it wouldn't stop until death. Back in the days of slavery their captors would stuff into the anus of those with dysentery a rope with knots to hide the disease from potential buyers.

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What can dysentery do to you?

Dysentery has a lot of symptoms like: cramping and diarrhea, sometimes bloody, for a long period of time


Do they put dysentery in Jews?

I think they did to kill the Jews.


What disease kill Wiesel father?

Elie Wiesel's father died from dysentery, a gastrointestinal infection that causes severe diarrhea and can lead to dehydration and death.


What is the prefix of dysentery?

The prefix of dysentery is dy. The suffix of dysentery is sentery. Dysentery is an inflammation of the colon or intestines.


Where is dysentery found in your bodies?

Dysentry is caused by a virus or some bacteria. It results in cramps and diarrhea. If untreated, it could kill you.


Who kill akbar?

No one killed Akbar. He fell ill with an attack of dysentery on 3rd October 1605 and never recovered from that. He died on 27th October 1605.


What is dysentery what is the sign of dysentery?

explosive diarrhea


Where did dysentery exist?

Dysentery exists in the small intestine


What is a sentence that has the word dysentery in it?

They all suffered from dysentery after drinking the dirty water.


What are the Difference between dysentery and diarrhea?

Dysentery killed many people on the trail to Oregon.


What was dysentery?

Dysentery still IS a disease. Two types of bacteria that live in water contaminated by feces are called shigella and amoeba. Shigella is the most common bacteria causing dysentery. Dysentery is a disease that affects your digestive system, particularly your intestines, infecting it and causing inflammation. Dysentery also causes dehydration, diarrhea, and fevers. This disease comes in two types; amebic and bacillary dysentery. Amebic is caused by amoeba and is the worst because it can survive outside the human body and spread to others. Bacillary dysentery is caused by shigella and can be mild, severe, or deadly. Bacillary dysentery will kill children who obtain it under the age of five, but for an adult, it just comes and goes. After infecting your intestines, amebic dysentery can also travel to other places through the bloodstream by entering blood vessels in your intestines. It can travel to places like your liver and brain, where it will damage your liver and brain tissues.


How do you get rid dysentery?

Dysentery still IS a disease.Two types of bacteria that live in water contaminated by feces are called shigella and amoeba. Shigella is the most common bacteria causing dysentery. Dysentery is a disease that affects your digestive system, particularly your intestines, infecting it and causing inflammation. Dysentery also causes dehydration, diarrhea, and fevers. This disease comes in two types; amebic and bacillary dysentery. Amebic is caused by amoeba and is the worst because it can survive outside the human body and spread to others. Bacillary dysentery is caused by shigella and can be mild, severe, or deadly. Bacillary dysentery will kill children who obtain it under the age of five, but for an adult, it just comes and goes. After infecting your intestines, amebic dysentery can also travel to other places through the bloodstream by entering blood vessels in your intestines. It can travel to places like your liver and brain, where it will damage your liver and brain tissues.