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Dysentery facts for kids

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Soldier suffering from dysentery. Baumgartner, 1929 Wellcome L0074306
Soldier suffering from dysentery, image of 1929

Dysentery is a disease that involves severe diarrhea. It is caused by a bacterium, which causes the intestines to swell up a lot. The main symptom of dysentery is having blood in the excrement. Some more symptoms are high fever and abdominal pain. It is usually treated with antibiotics. The diarrhea is severe and can be a problem for the people who catch the disease.

Images for kids

  • A cross-section of diseased intestines (dysentery). Coloured Wellcome V0009858ER

    Cross-section of diseased intestines. Colored lithograph c. 1843

  • A Soviet soldier dies of dysentery as a result of eating unw Wellcome L0032151

    A Red Army soldier dies of dysentery after eating unwashed vegetables. This is a common way of contracting dysentery. From a health advisory pamphlet given to soldiers.

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Disentería para niños

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