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MISTRy OF HEALTH HOSP. WORKSHO: MANGOgHI - IMAY, 18
Dysentery is acute
an becterial infection of the intestines oharacterised
in severe cases by stools containing blood mucus and pas.
Types 2L Dasenterv:­
1. 'aoillary Dysentery.
2. Amoebic Dysentery.
1, Bail.lary,Dysentery - Symptoms: audden onset fever, sto h pains &d.irhoes
often with blood in teaoes.
inution Period 4-1-7 days.
2. Amoebic Dysentery - Symptoms:- gradual onset "diarrhoeaand disoonfort in the
lnoub~tion Period = Variable.
abdomen occuring at entrvalsp, faaces may contain blood.
Amoebic dysentery may continue for a long time if the
patient does not get medical treatment.
Occurrenoe: It occurs in most parts of the world i.e, in the tropigs
and sub-tropical countries Dysentery is a common and serious
infection occuring at all ages and causing many deaths
particulary in small children.
Infectious-Aent: Various species of shigella eg. hbigella flemeri and
shigella dysenteriao e.t.o.
aeserviour QcI Source of nfection : Resetviour is man and source of infection
is feaces from an infected person.
.Mode of Transmission: By eating contaminated foods or drinking contaminated
or milk and
water
hand to mouth transfer of contaminated
materials by flies by objects soiled with feanes
of
8usoiptibilityand
patients or carriers.
-eistance : Susceptability is general but the disease is more
common in children than in adults and no immunity
follows recovary.
_Control measures:
1. Patients should 3o to the Hospital for medical
2. Rigid
treatment.
observation of sanitary habits i.e. hand washing after
and
defecation
before eating foods.
3. Current disinfection of feaces and of articles soiled therewith.
4e. Quarantine - contacts should riot be employed as food handlers during
the period of contact with patients.
Cont'd.
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