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What Is Dysentery

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What Is Dysentery

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  1. DYSENTERY

  2. • WHAT IS DYSENTERY? • DYSENTERY IS AN INFECTION IN YOUR INTESTINES THAT CAUSES BLOODY DIARRHEA. IT CAN BE CAUSED BY A PARASITE OR BACTERIA.

  3. • DYSENTERY SYMPTOMS 1. DIARRHEA WITH BELLY CRAMPS 2. FEVER 3. NAUSEA AND VOMITING 4. BLOOD OR MUCUS IN THE DIARRHEA

  4. • DYSENTERY SYMPTOMS • NAUSEA AND VOMITING • FEVER • PAIN IN THE UPPER RIGHT PART OF THE BELLY • WEIGHT LOSS • SWOLLEN LIVER

  5. • DYSENTERY TREATMENT • MEDICINE WITH BISMUTH SUBSALICYLATE (PEPTO- BISMOL) MAY EASE SYMPTOMS LIKE BELLY CRAMPS AND DIARRHEA. YOU CAN ALSO TAKE AN OVER- THE-COUNTER PAIN RELIEVER LIKE ACETAMINOPHEN TO MANAGE PAINFUL CRAMPS.

  6. • DYSENTERY PREVENTION • DRINK AND BRUSH YOUR TEETH WITH BOTTLED OR CANNED WATER ONLY, NOT TAP WATER. • ORDER YOUR DRINKS WITHOUT ICE. • ONLY EAT RAW FRUITS AND VEGETABLES THAT HAVE A PEEL.

  7. • DYSENTERY COMPLICATIONS • SEVERELY LOW POTASSIUM LEVELS, WHICH CAN CAUSE LIFE-THREATENING HEARTBEAT CHANGES • SEIZURES • HAEMOLYTIC URAEMIC SYNDROME (A TYPE OF KIDNEY DAMAGE)

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