Dysentery Research Paper
Dysentery Dysentery is a very dangerous and contagious bacterial infection, known as Shigella bacillus, which affects the lining of the colon and intestinal tract (Margolis 2011). This bacterial disease has been known to wipe out armies since ancient times, but was majorly recognized during the Civil War from 1861 to 1865 (Civil War Society 2002). The severe abdominal pain, fever and the painful bowel movements accompany the Shigella bacillus infection which caused doctors to try find a solution to this epidemical disease (Margolis 2011). It was not until 1898, when Dr. Kiyoshi Shiga isolated a bacillus that was known to cause bloody diarrhea when fed to animals or humans (Trofa et al. 1999). Shiga found out that the organism continually
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1999). Throughout history, dysentery has been known to affect large populations of people, specifically armies, because of the unsanitary conditions and the ability of this bacteria to thrive in contaminated foods and water (Perlin 2002). In addition, Perlin (2002) stated that the reason dysentery affected many army groups was because the food was touched by infected people, the water was contaminated with human waste, and through the act of poor hygiene. The contaminated water and food is what majorly affected armies and made many people susceptible to this disease (Margolis 2011). The major historical record of dysentery that was recorded by physicians, was during the Civil War, when nearly half of all deaths caused by disease was because of the deadly bloody diarrhea from the dysentery bacteria (Civil War Society 2002). The disease …show more content…
2005). Dysentery is able to spread, and prosper in feces, unsanitary conditions, and contaminated food (Dutta et al. 2003). The human race needs to educate themselves on keeping their living conditions clean to prevent the dysentery bacteria from spreading easily. Dysentery is a contagious disease, which recently has aimed its focus on affecting many children in Africa and Central American countries (Margolis 2011). However, treatment is improving, and antibiotics have been and are being created to rid this diarrheal disease (Lim et al.
1999). Throughout history, dysentery has been known to affect large populations of people, specifically armies, because of the unsanitary conditions and the ability of this bacteria to thrive in contaminated foods and water (Perlin 2002). In addition, Perlin (2002) stated that the reason dysentery affected many army groups was because the food was touched by infected people, the water was contaminated with human waste, and through the act of poor hygiene. The contaminated water and food is what majorly affected armies and made many people susceptible to this disease (Margolis 2011). The major historical record of dysentery that was recorded by physicians, was during the Civil War, when nearly half of all deaths caused by disease was because of the deadly bloody diarrhea from the dysentery bacteria (Civil War Society 2002). The disease …show more content…
2005). Dysentery is able to spread, and prosper in feces, unsanitary conditions, and contaminated food (Dutta et al. 2003). The human race needs to educate themselves on keeping their living conditions clean to prevent the dysentery bacteria from spreading easily. Dysentery is a contagious disease, which recently has aimed its focus on affecting many children in Africa and Central American countries (Margolis 2011). However, treatment is improving, and antibiotics have been and are being created to rid this diarrheal disease (Lim et al.