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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Dysentery is bloody [[diarrhoea]], i.e. any diarrhoeal episode in which the loose or watery stools contain visible [[ | Dysentery is bloody [[diarrhoea]], i.e. any diarrhoeal episode in which the loose or watery stools contain visible red [[blood]]. Dysentery is most often caused by Shigella species (bacillary dysentery) or Entamoeba histolytica (amoebic dysentery). | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Dysentery is bloody diarrhoea, i.e. any diarrhoeal episode in which the loose or watery stools contain visible red blood. Dysentery is most often caused by Shigella species (bacillary dysentery) or Entamoeba histolytica (amoebic dysentery).