Diseases were generally treated by attempting ... to streams contaminating the water for others downstream. Diarrhea and dysentery were the number one killers. (Dysentery is considered diarrhea ...

Shigella infections are preventable through simple hygiene measures, public health experts say, like giving homeless people ...

Consult a medical professional for advice. Source: Focus Medica. An infectious disease that causes inflammation of the intestines resulting in severe bloody diarrhea. Caused by Shigella entamoeba ...

Diseases were generally treated by attempting ... to streams contaminating the water for others downstream. Diarrhea and dysentery were the number one killers. (Dysentery is considered diarrhea ...

This is currently of significant interest as dysentery is a diarrheal disease that contributes to the deaths of millions of people, particularly young children, in the developing world annually.