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Dysentery is an intestinal infection. Treatment will depend on what caused the infection and may include over-the-counter remedies or antibiotics.
Dysentery is an intestinal infection that causes severe diarrhea with blood. In some cases, mucus may be found in the stool. This usually lasts for 3 to 7 days.
Other symptoms may include:
abdominal cramps or pain
nausea
vomiting
fever of 100.4°F (38°C) or higher
dehydration, which can become life-threatening if left untreated
Dysentery is usually spread as a result of poor hygiene. For example, if someone who has dysentery doesn’t wash their hands after using the toilet, anything they touch is at risk.
The infection is also spread through contact with food or water that has been contaminated with fecal matter. Careful hand washing and proper sanitation can help prevent dysentery and keep it from spreading.
What causes dysentery and who is at risk?
Shigellosis and amebic dysentery typically result from poor sanitation. This refers to environments where people who don’t have dysentery come into contact with fecal matter from people who do have dysentery.
This contact may be through:
contaminated food
contaminated water and other drinks
poor hand washing by infected people
swimming in contaminated water, such as lakes or pools
physical contact
Children are most at risk of shigellosis, but anyone can get it at any age. It’s easily spread through person-to-person contact and by contaminated food and drink.
Shigellosis mostly spreads among people who are in close contact with an infected person, such as people:
at home
in day care centers
in schools
in nursing homes
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