3. BACILLARY DYSENTERY
• BACILLARY DYSENTERY IS A GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE CAUSED
BY BACTERIAL INFECTION. SYMPTOMS INCLUDE SEVERE DIARRHEA,
FEVER, STOMACH PAIN, NAUSEA AND VOMITING. THE CONDITION
IS MOST COMMON IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES WITH POOR
SANITATION. SOME CASES CAN BE LIFE-THREATENING AND
REQUIRE ANTIBIOTICS AND HOSPITALIZATION
4. INFECTION AGENT
• BACILLARY DYSENTERY OCCURS WHEN FOREIGN BACTERIA ENTER
A PERSON'S BODY AND THE INFECTION BECOMES SEVERE. SOME
OF THE MOST COMMON BACTERIA THAT LEAD TO BACILLARY
DYSENTERY ARE: SHIGELLA, WHICH LEADS TO SHIGELLOSIS.
SALMONELLA, WHICH CAUSES SALMONELLA POISONING
(SALMONELLOSIS
5. EPIDEMIOLOGY
• BACILLARY DYSENTERY SPREADS BOTH DIRECTLY BY HAND TO
MOUTH TRANSFER OF CONTAMINATED FAECAL MATTER AND
INDIRECTLY WHEN INDIVIDUALS EAT FOOD, OR DRINK WATER
CONTAMINATED WITH THE BACTERIA. A VERY SMALL AMOUNT OF
BACTERIA CAN CAUSE THE ILLNESS. PEOPLE WHO HAVE THE
BACTERIA, WITHOUT SYMPTOMS ALSO CAN TRANSMIT THE
DISEASE.
6. RESERVOIR
• BACILLARY DYSENTERY IS TRANSMITTED DIRECTLY BY PHYSICAL
CONTACT WITH THE FAECAL MATERIAL OF A PATIENT OR CARRIER
(INCLUDING DURING SEXUAL CONTACT), OR INDIRECTLY THROUGH
CONSUMPTION OF CONTAMINATED FOOD AND WATER.
7. MODE TERMISSION
• BACILLARY DYSENTERY IS TRANSMITTED DIRECTLY BY
PHYSICAL CONTACT WITH THE FAECAL MATERIAL OF A PATIENT
OR CARRIER (INCLUDING DURING SEXUAL CONTACT), OR
INDIRECTLY THROUGH CONSUMPTION OF CONTAMINATED FOOD
AND WATER. INFECTION MAY OCCUR AFTER CONSUMING A
SMALL NUMBER OF THE BACTERIA. THEREFORE, THE DISEASE IS
HIGHLY CONTAGIOUS AND MANY OUTBREAKS ARE RELATED TO
CHILDCARE SETTINGS AND SCHOOLS.
8. INCUBATION PERIOD
A VERY SMALL AMOUNT OF BACTERIA CAN CAUSE THE ILLNESS.
PEOPLE WHO HAVE THE BACTERIA, WITHOUT SYMPTOMS ALSO CAN
TRANSMIT THE DISEASE. THE INCUBATION PERIOD RANGES
FROM ONE TO SEVEN DAYS, WITH AN AVERAGE OF THREE DAYS.
9. SING AND SYMPTOMS'
• BACILLARY DYSENTERY IS A GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE
CAUSED BY BACTERIAL INFECTION. SYMPTOMS INCLUDE
SEVERE DIARRHEA, FEVER, STOMACH PAIN, NAUSEA AND
VOMITING.
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WHAT ARE THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF BACILLARY
DYSENTERY?
• DIARRHEA CONTAINING BLOOD OR MUCUS.
• HIGH FEVER.
• PAINFUL STOMACH CRAMPS.
• NAUSEA AND VOMITING.
10. TREATMENT
• IF YOU HAVE BACILLARY DYSENTERY, MOST PEOPLE FEEL
BETTER WITHOUT TREATMENT IN A FEW DAYS TO A WEEK. IF
YOU REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION, TREATMENT MAY
INCLUDE ANTIBIOTICS AND IV FLUIDS. IN RARE CASES, YOU
MAY NEED A BLOOD TRANSFUSION.
11. LIFE CYLE
• THE INCUBATION PERIOD FOR THE BACTERIA THAT CAN LEAD TO BACILLARY
DYSENTERY IS USUALLY ONE TO THREE DAYS. BUT IT CAN BE AS LONG AS A
WEEK. PEOPLE WITH BACILLARY DYSENTERY SHOULD ISOLATE THEMSELVES
FOR SEVEN DAYS TO PREVENT INFECTINGOTHER PEOPLE.
12. PREVENTION AND CONTROL
• THE BEST WAY TO PREVENT BACILLARY DYSENTERY IS TO PRACTICE GOOD
HYGIENE. WASH YOUR HANDS THOROUGHLY WITH SOAP AND WARM WATER
AFTER GOING TO THE BATHROOM AND BEFORE HANDLING FOOD. OTHER
STEPS TO REDUCE YOUR RISK OF INFECTION INCLUDE: DON'T SHARE
PERSONAL ITEMS WITH OTHER PEOPLE, SUCH AS TOWELS.
