PPT-3: Treatment of dysentery and

amebiasis To understand different causes of dysentery To describe different classes of drugs used in treatment of both bacillary dysentery and amebic dysentery To be able to describe actions side effects of drugs for treating bacillary dysentery. B. Clinical Manifestations causes dysentery by invading and destroying cells that line the largeand bloody diarrhea. Apart from bloody stools, patients with dysentery oftenhave fever, abdominal cramp (. Bacillary Dysentery. ). . Introduction. Acute infectious disease of intestine caused by dysentery bacilli. Place of lesion: sigmoid & rectum. Shigellosis is endemic throughout the world where it is held responsible for some 120 million cases of severe dysentery with blood and mucus in the stools. PBL 14 . SUPERVISOR : DR SAHAR ZAKARIA. DEFINITION. Dysentery is . a form of severe . diarrhea. with mucus . and blood . in the . stools with or without . tenesmus. . . As the result of intestinal inflammation mainly in the colon. Shigella. cause bacillary dysentery. There are two types of dysentery. They are : a) Amoebic dysentery . . b) Bacillary dysentery. AMOEBIC DYSENTERY. BACILLARY DYSENTERY. Incubation period is long. Version 04/2009 CONTENT : VERSION DATE : Investigation Protocol: Investigation Guideline 04/2009 Supporting Materials found in attachments: Fact Sheets 04/2009 Revision History: Date Replaced Co Thrive in fresh water, salt water and soil.. Many are motile, with pseudopods (“false feet”) used for locomotion.. Some are parasitic species, found in animal intestines.. Entamoeba. . histolytica. 1. Shigella a Highly Infectious Bacteria . Shigella . is one of the most infectious of bacteria and ingestion of as few as . 100-200 . organisms. will cause disease. . Most individuals are infected with . A large Shiga dysentery epidemic began in El Salvador in July 1969 peaked in July 1970 and then declined rapidly to near-endemic levels in Introduction In late 1968 an epidemic of bacterial dysen- ter DEFINITION. Dysentery is . a form of severe . diarrhea. with mucus . and blood . in the . stools with or without . tenesmus. . . As the result of intestinal inflammation mainly in the colon. CAUSATIVE AGENTS. B. hugoo. Amoebiasis. . (Amoebic dysentery). Causative . agent:. Entamoeba. . histolytica. . “. Harbouring. of protozoa E. . histolytica. . inside the body with or without disease”. only 10% of infected develop disease. 9/18/2013. NYIRONGO.2013. Diarrhoeal. diseases are a major cause of morbidity and mortality in children around the world, accounting for 1.8 million deaths annually in children younger than 5 years, or roughly 17% of all child deaths (Levine, 2006). . of hers as to her innocence, be they never so solemn, shall convince him that she still is not guilty ? This is the juncture at which the physician may be the balm or the worm- wood; therefore upon hi . What is Dysentery? Dysentery is caused by bacteria of the shigella group. The main source of the bacteria is man. If you have Dysentery you may be experiencing the following symptoms: Diarrhoe QUESTIONS What are the effects of drug treatments for amoebic dysentery in endemic areas?......................2 INTERVENTIONS DRUG TREATMENTS Likely to be beneficialOrnidazole.......................