Talk:Dysentery

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Does anyone know who discovered the causes of this disease? Sweetfreek 04:28, 28 May 2006 (UTC)

Contents 1 WP:VITAL 2 The Treatment Paragraph 3 copyvio re. BBC article 4 Dysentery vs gastroenteritis 5 Add EHEC or EIEC?

[edit] WP:VITAL

This disease is listed on WP:VITAL, yet lacks sources, a good historical outline a i like chesse various other instruments essential to a good medical encyclopedia article. I'll do some work on this tonight, but help from someone with more microbiology background would be appreciated. JFW | T@lk 15:56, 12 September 2006 (UTC)

I know dysentery was a major problem for European medieval armies. Yet it isn't mentioned here at all... RobertM525 03:07, 2 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] The Treatment Paragraph

Being relativly new to Wiki i wouldn;t know how to cite a source or to tell someone that that paragraph is DIRECTLY copied from http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/medical_notes/4134539.stm

Thanks.

[edit] copyvio re. BBC article

BBC article

1. "The main symptom of epidemic dysentery is bloody diarrhea. Other common symptoms include abdominal cramps, fever and rectal pain. Less frequent complications can include a form of blood poisoning known as sepsis, seizures and kidney failure."
2. In adults, dysentery caused by bacteria usually subsides spontaneously. But in children, and other vulnerable groups, the condition can be treated with antibiotics. However, Shigella dysenteriae type 1 (Sd1) has, in recent years, become increasingly resistant to drug treatments. This resistance is plasmid-mediated. Among people who have become dehydrated as a result of the disease, the key is to replenish their fluid stocks as quickly as possible.
3. This can be done using oral rehydration electrolytes or intravenous fluids. Amoebic dysentery is usually treated with a combination of drugs. These include an amoebicide to kill the parasite, an antibiotic to treat any associated bacterial infection, and a drug to combat infection of the liver and other tissues.

The culprit: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/Razasharpe —Preceding unsigned comment added by 59.91.253.123 (talk • contribs) 01:11, 22 July 2007

Excellent catch - thanks for removing the offending section. -- MarcoTolo 06:14, 22 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Dysentery vs gastroenteritis

Someone please add a sentence or two that explains how to tell apart dysentery and gastroenteritis. --Una Smith 05:23, 3 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Add EHEC or EIEC?

Enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC)is an important cause of bacterial dysentery and should be include in the list of bacterial causes of dysentery. --Dixon737 (talk) 02:27, 17 March 2008 (UTC)

I believe Enteroinvasive Escherichia coli (EIEC) is the subtype of E. coli that causes dysentery. It is my understanding that dysentery = diarrhea with inflammation (mucus, WBCs), so invasion is required in order to attract WBCs. EIEC has the same plasmid that Shigella uses, so it should be the same, yes? I'm not positive about EHEC - I know it causes hemorrhagic colitis and HUS (EHEC 0157:H7), but I don't think it invades.

Additionally, I believe Campylobacter jejuni causes dysentery as well. Tootallterri (talk) 17:23, 13 May 2008 (UTC)