amebic dysentery,amoebic dysentery- inflammation of the intestines caused by Endamoeba histolytica; usually acquired by ingesting food or water contaminated with feces; characterized by severe diarrhea bacillary dysentery,shigellosis- an acute infection of the intestine by shigella bacteria; characterized by ...
Dysentery is bloody diarrhea caused by infection with certain bacteria or parasites. The most common bacterial causes are members of the GenusShigella. Shigellaare Gram-negative intracellular bacterial pathogens that cause diarrheal disease by infecting intestinal epithelial cells. Following invasion of intes...
14、Some cases ofdysenterywere reported by state media.(国家媒体已经报导有痢疾出现。) 15、She has been debilitated bydysentery.(她让痢疾搞得身体非常虚弱。) 16、Bacillarydysentery(shigellosis) caused by shigella bacteria may be mild or may be sudden severe and fatal.(细菌性痢疾,又称为志贺氏菌...
Bacillary dysentery is more common in the USA and Western Europe. Amoebic Dysentery (amoebiasis): This form of dysentery is caused by an amoeba known as Entamoeba histolytica. It mostly affects people living in the tropics. What is the difference between diarrhea and dysentery? Diarrhoea is ...
One common type of dysentery is known as bacillary dysentery because it is caused by a bacillus. Mentioned in: Cholera, Diphtheria, Dysentery Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved. Ba·cil·lus (bă-sil'ŭs) A genus of aerobic or ...
Dysentery is a significant cause of illness and death in young children, particularly those who live in less-developed countries. There are two major types: bacillary dysentery, caused by bacteria, and amebic dysentery, caused by amoebas. Bacillary dysentery, or shigellosis, is caused by bacilli ...
The disease is a severe form of shigel- losis and is caused by infection with Shigella bacteria [2]. The bacteria are primarily transmitted via the fecal-oral route [3]. The major symptoms of bacillary dysentery are acute diarrheal episodes, with at least one of the following: fever, ...
the other is caused by an amoeba.Shigellais the most important cause of bloody diarrhea because it destroys cells that line the large intestine, which leads to mucosal ulcers in the intestine. The mucosal ulcers cause the bloody diarrhea. Ingesting as few as 10 to 100 bacteria, which...