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Dysentery (formerly known as
flux or the
bloody flux) is frequent, small-volume, severe diarrhea that shows blood in the feces along with intestine cramping and tenesmus (painful straining to pass stool). Symptoms frequently associated with dysentery include fever and malaise.
Dysentery has many causes, including cancer, but is typically associated with infection caused by the ingestion of food or water containing
micro-organisms which cause significant inflammation of the
intestines. There are two major types:
shigellosis, which is caused by one of several types of
Shigella bacterium; and
amoebic dysentery, caused by the
amoeba Entamoeba histolytica.
Kiyoshi Shiga discovered the dysentery bacteria in 1898. Dysentery can also be caused by certain medications, for example, some steroids can impact bowel movements.
Etiology
Amoebic dysentery
Amoebic dysentery is transmitted through contamination of drinking water and food. Dysentery can also be spread by contaminated hands, from toddlers, because of their poor hygiene and close contact with other toddlers. From ingestion, the infecting organisma move into the intestines via the stomach. Amoebae spread by forming infective cysts which can be found in stools and spread if whoever touches them does not sanitize their hands. There are also free amoebae, or
trophozoites, that do not form cysts.
Amoebic dysentary is well known as a "traveler's dysentery" because of its prevalence in developing nations, or "Montezuma's Revenge (medicine)" although it is occasionally seen in industrialized countries.
Liver infection, and subsequent amoebic abscesses can occur. It is caused mainly by the
protozoan Entamoeba histolytica. Amoebic dysentery can be treated with
metronidazole.
Symptoms
Symptoms include frequent passage of faeces/stool, loose motion and in some cases associated vomiting. Variations depending on parasites can be frequent urge with high or low volume of stool, with or without some associated mucus and even blood.
A long term symptom of amoebic dysentery is
lactose intolerance to dairy products, which usually lasts a few weeks but occasionally may be permanent.
Treatment
A required combination of drugs includes an amoebicide to kill the parasite, an antibiotic to treat any associated bacterial infection, and a drug to combat infection of the liver and other tissues. The
amoeba can damage the
Intestinal villus and inhibit
Lactase production (for which there is no permanent treatment).
Lactase can be taken orally to assist dairy absorption.
Indigenous treatment
The indigenous Oaxaca Chontal of the Mexico state of
Oaxaca employed the plant
Calea zacatechichi (also known as Dream Herb, Bitter Grass) as a cathartic anti-dysentery remedy.
The root of the Malay Apple tree (Syzygium Malaccense) may also be used.
Cultural significance
Dysentery was the cause of death of:
- Gautama Buddha, Founder of Buddhism (1500 B.C.)
- Epicurus, the Greek philosopher (270 B.C.)
- Liu Bei, first emperor of the kingdom Shu Han (223)
- Henry the Young King of England (1183)
- King John of England (1216)
- King Louis VIII of France (1226)
- King Louis IX of France (1270)
- King Henry V of England (1422)
- Hernando Cortes, Spanish explorer (1547)
- Sir Francis Drake (1596)
- King James of England, Scotland, and Wales (1625)
- Maria Celeste, first daughter of Galileo Galilei (1634)
- Nathaniel Bacon (1676)
- Vincenzo Bellini, the composer (1835)
- Juana María, "The Lone Woman of San Nicolas" (1853)
- Many of the captured soldiers at Andersonville Prison during the American Civil War (1860–5)
- David Livingstone, (1873)
- Texas Guinan, (1933), vaudeville star and silent film actress
- Many victims of concentration camps in World War II. Some Allied POWs also fell victim to dysentery while imprisoned by the Japanese Empire, especially those involved in the construction of what has become known as the Death Railway.
- The father of Elie Wiesel as depicted in his autobiography, Night (book) (1945)
Miscellaneous References
- O. Uplavici was the fictional author of the article About dysentery whose name persisted in science literature for fifty years.
- Additionally, dying of dysentery has become a pop culture reference to the 1980s computer game, The Oregon Trail (computer game). The disease was one of several afflictions the player could die from.
- Lars Eighner writes about experiencing dysentery at least once a month during the time he lived as a homeless man Dumpster diving.
- The band blink-182 has a song called "Dysentery Gary" in which diarrhea is mentioned.
- In the Woody Allen movie Annie Hall, Allen's character jokes that two leading intellectual magazines, Dissent (magazine) and Commentary Magazine, had merged to form Dysentery. An oblique reference to intellectual pretense.
- In the movie Pulp Fiction, Captain Koons played by Christopher Walken informs a young Butch Coolidge (Bruce Willis) that his father had died from Dysentery after concealing a wrist watch inside of his anus for five years.
- Harrison Ford apparently suffered from it while filming Raiders of the Lost Ark in Tunisia; this partially resulted in his suggesting that rather than have an elaborate fight with an assassin, Indy should just shoot him- a now famous gag in the movie.
- In the video game "Gears of War" for the Xbox 360 the character Baird says "This poo will give me dysentery" referring to the food of the stranded people.
- In the film Mrs. Doubtfire, Robin Williams jokes that it would terrible if his ex-wife came down with amoebic dysentery, leading to a gross and vague description of the illness by his son.
References
Dysentery (formerly known as
flux or the
bloody flux) is frequent, small-volume, severe
diarrhea that shows
blood in the
feces along with intestine cramping and
tenesmus (painful straining to pass stool).
Symptoms frequently associated with dysentery include fever and malaise.
Dysentery has many causes, including cancer, but is typically associated with
infection caused by the ingestion of food or
water containing micro-organisms which cause significant inflammation of the
intestines. There are two major types:
shigellosis, which is caused by one of several types of
Shigella bacterium; and
amoebic dysentery, caused by the
amoeba Entamoeba histolytica. Kiyoshi Shiga discovered the dysentery bacteria in 1898. Dysentery can also be caused by certain medications, for example, some steroids can impact bowel movements.
Etiology
Amoebic dysentery
Amoebic dysentery is transmitted through contamination of drinking water and food. Dysentery can also be spread by contaminated hands, from toddlers, because of their poor hygiene and close contact with other toddlers. From ingestion, the infecting organisma move into the intestines via the stomach. Amoebae spread by forming infective cysts which can be found in stools and spread if whoever touches them does not sanitize their hands. There are also free amoebae, or
trophozoites, that do not form cysts.
Amoebic dysentary is well known as a "traveler's dysentery" because of its prevalence in developing nations, or "Montezuma's Revenge (medicine)" although it is occasionally seen in industrialized countries.
Liver infection, and subsequent amoebic abscesses can occur. It is caused mainly by the
protozoan Entamoeba histolytica. Amoebic dysentery can be treated with
metronidazole.
Symptoms
Symptoms include frequent passage of faeces/stool, loose motion and in some cases associated vomiting. Variations depending on parasites can be frequent urge with high or low volume of stool, with or without some associated mucus and even blood.
A long term symptom of amoebic dysentery is lactose intolerance to dairy products, which usually lasts a few weeks but occasionally may be permanent.
Treatment
A required combination of drugs includes an amoebicide to kill the
parasite, an antibiotic to treat any associated bacterial infection, and a drug to combat infection of the liver and other tissues. The amoeba can damage the Intestinal villus and inhibit
Lactase production (for which there is no permanent treatment).
Lactase can be taken orally to assist dairy absorption.
Indigenous treatment
The indigenous Oaxaca Chontal of the
Mexico state of Oaxaca employed the plant
Calea zacatechichi (also known as Dream Herb, Bitter Grass) as a cathartic anti-dysentery remedy.
The root of the Malay Apple tree (Syzygium Malaccense) may also be used.
Cultural significance
Dysentery was the cause of death of:
- Gautama Buddha, Founder of Buddhism (1500 B.C.)
- Epicurus, the Greek philosopher (270 B.C.)
- Liu Bei, first emperor of the kingdom Shu Han (223)
- Henry the Young King of England (1183)
- King John of England (1216)
- King Louis VIII of France (1226)
- King Louis IX of France (1270)
- King Henry V of England (1422)
- Hernando Cortes, Spanish explorer (1547)
- Sir Francis Drake (1596)
- King James of England, Scotland, and Wales (1625)
- Maria Celeste, first daughter of Galileo Galilei (1634)
- Nathaniel Bacon (1676)
- Vincenzo Bellini, the composer (1835)
- Juana María, "The Lone Woman of San Nicolas" (1853)
- Many of the captured soldiers at Andersonville Prison during the American Civil War (1860–5)
- David Livingstone, (1873)
- Texas Guinan, (1933), vaudeville star and silent film actress
- Many victims of concentration camps in World War II. Some Allied POWs also fell victim to dysentery while imprisoned by the Japanese Empire, especially those involved in the construction of what has become known as the Death Railway.
- The father of Elie Wiesel as depicted in his autobiography, Night (book) (1945)
Miscellaneous References
- O. Uplavici was the fictional author of the article About dysentery whose name persisted in science literature for fifty years.
- Additionally, dying of dysentery has become a pop culture reference to the 1980s computer game, The Oregon Trail (computer game). The disease was one of several afflictions the player could die from.
- Lars Eighner writes about experiencing dysentery at least once a month during the time he lived as a homeless man Dumpster diving.
- The band blink-182 has a song called "Dysentery Gary" in which diarrhea is mentioned.
- In the Woody Allen movie Annie Hall, Allen's character jokes that two leading intellectual magazines, Dissent (magazine) and Commentary Magazine, had merged to form Dysentery. An oblique reference to intellectual pretense.
- In the movie Pulp Fiction, Captain Koons played by Christopher Walken informs a young Butch Coolidge (Bruce Willis) that his father had died from Dysentery after concealing a wrist watch inside of his anus for five years.
- Harrison Ford apparently suffered from it while filming Raiders of the Lost Ark in Tunisia; this partially resulted in his suggesting that rather than have an elaborate fight with an assassin, Indy should just shoot him- a now famous gag in the movie.
- In the video game "Gears of War" for the Xbox 360 the character Baird says "This poo will give me dysentery" referring to the food of the stranded people.
- In the film Mrs. Doubtfire, Robin Williams jokes that it would terrible if his ex-wife came down with amoebic dysentery, leading to a gross and vague description of the illness by his son.
References
BBC - Health - Conditions - Dysentery
A guide to dysentery ... What causes it? Dysentery is an infection of the gut caused by a bacterium called shigella. Shigella sonnei is most often responsible for outbreaks in the ...
Dysentery - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dysentery (formerly known as flux or the bloody flux) is an infection of the digestive system that results in severe diarrhea containing mucus and blood in the feces and is ...
BBC NEWS | Health | Medical notes | Dysentery
Dysentery, an infection of the digestive system, can kill if not treated. ... Dysentery is general term for a group of diseases which trigger inflammation of the lining of the ...
Dysentery - Overview - Introduction
Dysentery is a type of infection that can cause very severe diarrhoea. It's usually passed on through poor hygiene. There are two main types: bacillary dysentery, which is more ...
Dysentery Introduction - Health encyclopaedia - NHS Direct
Infection of the intestines or bowel causing severe diarrhoea ... Dysentery is a type of infection that can cause very severe diarrhoea. It's usually passed on through poor hygiene ...
Dysentery Symptoms - Health encyclopaedia - NHS Direct
Infection of the intestines or bowel causing severe diarrhoea ... Symptoms of bacillary dysentery usually begin within one to three days of infection and can last from three to ...
Dysentery
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Dysentery
Dysentery is a disease involving the inflammation of the lining of the large intestines. The inflammation causes stomach pains and diarrhoea. Some cases involve vomiting and fever.
Amoebic dysentery
Amoebic dysentery (amoebiasis) is an infection of the intestine (gut) caused by an amoeba called Entamoeba histolytica, which, among other things, can cause severe diarrhoea.
dysentery - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about dysentery
dysentery. Infection of the large intestine causing abdominal cramps and painful diarrhoea with blood. There are two kinds of dysentery: amoebic (caused by a protozoan), common in ...
