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Pioneers got dysentery from dirty water and food. When they digested the bacteria, they got very sick and got dysentery.
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Number one killer in the civil war?
The number one killer in the Civil War was dysentery. This caused severe dehydration and diarrhea and many soldiers died from bowel disorders.
How many pioneers died?
pioneers of what
Who built houses for pioneers?
pioneers built their own houses
Did pioneers use spears?
No they were beyond that. Romans used spears. Pioneers had guns.
How did the Native Americans treat the pioneers?
At first the Native Americans didn't mind the pioneers. But then the pioneers started hunting the buffalo, elk, and deer, which were the Native Americans main source of food.
How is dysentery caused?
Dysentery is a bowel infection caused by a pathogen. Bacterial, viral or protist.
What insect causes dysentery?
Amoebic dysentery caused by amoeba and bacillary disentery caused by Bacteria `shigella'
What is a sentence that has the word dysentery in it?
They all suffered from dysentery after drinking the dirty water.
What caused dysentery in the 1800?
Dysentery is caused by bacteria in bad drinking water.
What type of microbes cause amoebic dysentery and malaria?
They are caused by protozoa. Amoebic dysentery is caused by Entamoeba hystolytica. Malaria is caused by one of the four Plasmodium species.
Can be caused by amebas drinking water?
amebic dysentery
What is painful inflamed intestines caused by bacterial infection?
Dysentery
How did the pioneers treat dysentery during the westward expansion?
Dysentery is caused by poor sanitation. Being unfamiliar with the cause and modern ways of treatment, this disease was usually confronted by having the patient rest and drink water, due to dehydration as one of the symptoms. Since the probable cause of the illness was in the water supply in the first place, this rarely did much good.
Is amoebic dysentery a fungus?
Amoebic dysentery (as the name suggests) is caused by a micro-organism, called an amoeba, which is found in contaminated and stagnant water.
What Bacterial infection is caused by an unusual strain of E. coli?
Dysentery
What is caused by one celled parasite entamoeba histolytica?
Amebic Dysentery
What is Painful inflamed intestines often caused by bacterial infection?
Dysentery
