dysenteric
Suffering bloody flux
Relating to or affected by dysentery, the intestinal infection causing severe diarrhea with blood and mucus.
The term describes both the condition itself and things associated with it: dysenteric symptoms, dysenteric patients.
Historically common in accounts of military campaigns and colonial expeditions, where contaminated water spread the disease through ranks.
Frequent liquid bowel movements
- bloodyGore-covered or British curse
- crampsInvoluntary muscle tightening
- abdominalOf the belly region
- feverElevated body temperature
dehydration · urgency · nausea · vomiting · malaise · fatigue · weakness · griping
Bacterial digestive tract infection
- giardiasisProtozoan intestinal infection
- bacteriaNucleus-free single-celled organisms
- parasitesOrganisms feeding off hosts
- contagiousTransmissible between people
transmission · fecal-oral · contaminated · pathogens · amoeba · salmonella · protozoa · bacillary
Sudden eruption of trouble
- quarantineIsolation preventing disease transmission
- sanitationCleanliness for public health
- hygienePractices maintaining cleanliness
- endemicNative to one area
pandemic · cholera · typhoid · waterborne · contamination · latrine · sewage · overcrowding
Inflamed large intestine
- inflammationProtective tissue response
- bowelInternal digestive organ
- rectalOf the hindgut's end
- ulcerativeCreating tissue erosions
proctitis · mucous · stool · fecal · colon · ulceration · dyspepsia · gut
Bacteria-destroying medicines
- rehydrationReplacing lost water
- electrolytesConducting ions in solution
- metronidazoleAntiparasitic and antibacterial medication
- ciprofloxacinFluoroquinolone antimicrobial agent
antiparasitic · microscopy · colonoscopy · hospitalization · isolation · recuperation · convalescence
diarrhea
Frequent liquid bowel movements
fever · dehydration · urgency · nausea · vomiting · malaise · fatigue · weakness · griping · colicky
shigellosis
Bacterial digestive tract infection
- giardiasisProtozoan intestinal infection
- bacteriaNucleus-free single-celled organisms
- parasitesOrganisms feeding off hosts
contagious · transmission · fecal-oral · contaminated · pathogens · amoeba · salmonella · protozoa · bacillary · amoebic
outbreak
Sudden eruption of trouble
- quarantineIsolation preventing disease transmission
- sanitationCleanliness for public health
- hygienePractices maintaining cleanliness
endemic · pandemic · cholera · typhoid · waterborne · contamination · latrine · sewage · overcrowding · tropics
colitis
Inflamed large intestine
- inflammationProtective tissue response
- bowelInternal digestive organ
- rectalOf the hindgut's end
ulcerative · proctitis · mucous · stool · fecal · colon · ulceration · dyspepsia · gut · intestines
antibiotics
Bacteria-destroying medicines
- rehydrationReplacing lost water
- electrolytesConducting ions in solution
- metronidazoleAntiparasitic and antibacterial medication
ciprofloxacin · antiparasitic · microscopy · colonoscopy · hospitalization · isolation · recuperation · convalescence
dysenterichealthy
In good physical condition
well · asymptomatic · unafflicted · recovered · hale
- amoebic dysenteryParasitic bowel infection