Dysentery prevalence

In addition to malaria, several other serious infections may occur in humans due to parasitic invasion by protozoa.2,44 Severe intestinal infections (dysentery) produced by various protozoa occur quite frequently, especially in areas where contaminated food and drinking water are prevalent. Infections in tissues such as the liver, heart, lungs, brain, and other organs may also occur because of protozoal infestation. As mentioned in this chapter s introduction, individuals with a compromised immune system may be especially susceptible to these intestinal and extraintestinal infections.2,70... 

It will be observed that diarrhea and dysentery have been very prevalent, as well as intermittent fever. Several points might be enumerated in explanation of the origin of the first-named diseases viz First, the men are raw troops, unused to the hardships and exposures of camp life [more likely, camp conditions], and unlearned in the arts that tend to the health and comfort of the soldier, more especially in that of properly preparing their food ... 

Comment This formula is very effective for both amebic and bacillary dysentery. Travellers to countries where dysentery is prevalent should carry a supply with them. If amebic dysentery is left untreated, the amoebae may invade the liver, resulting in amoebic hepatitis. The stools associated with amebic dysentery look like chocolate pudding. 

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