Saturday, April 3, 2010

Dysentry

If blood or mucus is seen in stool it is calld dysentry.The disease is transmitted through contaminated food and drinks.Basically,dysentry is of two types'Amoebic'and'Bascillary'.Both the disease are caused by separate agent.Therefore they are described separately.
1>Amoebic Dysentry:The diseases caused by Entamoeba Histolytica.
Symptoms:
The patient may feel abdominal pain.
Mucus is seen in stool.
The patient may feel week and thirsty.
2>Bascillary:The diseases is caused by Shigella Shiga and Flexneri.
Symptoms:
The patient may feel abdominal pain.
The one passes stool frequently.
Dehydratopn occurs.

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