Mesh term Dysentery
Browse to parent terms:Gastroenteritis
Intestinal Diseases
Description
Acute inflammation of the intestine associated with infectious DIARRHEA of various etiologies, generally acquired by eating contaminated food containing TOXINS, BIOLOGICAL derived from BACTERIA or other microorganisms. Dysentery is characterized initially by watery FECES then by bloody mucoid stools. It is often associated with ABDOMINAL PAIN; FEVER; and DEHYDRATION.Browse to child terms:
Dysentery, Amebic
Dysentery, Bacillary
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