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Bacterial dysentery
Dysentery is severe diarrhea with passage of mucous and blood. Bacterial dysentery is dysentery caused by enteric pathogenic bacteria such as shigella, enteroinvasive e. Coli and campylocbacter.
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How do you get bacterial dysentery?
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Where was bacterial dysentery found?
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What are the tests for bacterial dysentery?
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Describe the features of bacterial dysentery.?
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Is there an over-the-counter treatment for bacterial dysentery?
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Does bacterial or viral gastroenteritis have more severe symptoms?
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I've got bacterial gastroenteritis. It's been a week. Have been on medication. How long will i be contagious for? When would i know that it has gone?
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Are there more than one type of bacteria that can cause gastroenteritis?
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What forms of bacterial infections are common for gastroenteritis?
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A 62-year old female asked:
If you have gastroenteritis does it destroy all your good gut bacteria?
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A 21-year old male asked:
Can bacterial/acute gastroenteritis be transmitted to my girlfriend if i kiss her? I'm currently in the last stages of my treatment.
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I have bacterial gastroenteritis. Final stages of treatment. It's been a week. How long do I have to wait before i can kiss my girlfriend?
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Prescribed cipro (ciprofloxacin) for bacterial gastroenteritis. Is it safe?
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A 21-year old male asked:
Can bacterial gastroenteritis spread through saliva i.E. Kissing, etc? Or would the other person get infected with it?
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A 19-year old female asked:
If you have stomach flu (gastroenteritis) & bacterial vaginosis at the same time can it intensify nausea & other symptoms? Day 8 of stomach flu.
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A 50-year old female asked:
Does a positive ferrolactin during gastroenteritis mean it is a bacterial infection or could it also be a viral infection like norovirus or rotavirus?
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A 45-year old male asked:
Chronic diarrhea + frequent bouts of gastroenteritis. Full GI workup (upper, lower, CT) within the last year, unremarkable. GEI more frequent lately! Can I do anything? Would pro-biotics give protection against at least bacterial gastroenteritis?
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A 25-year old female asked:
I have bacterial gastroenteritis and diarrhea just got inside my vagina... Will this harm my 7.2 week old fetus? Will it infect my womb? Help?
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A 20-year old female asked:
For 3days friend has nausea vomiting diarrhea.Got IV at ER today-blood test shows gastroenteritis.Does viral show up in blood test?Or just bacterial?
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A 41-year old asked:
How do you treat dysentery?
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Which insect cause dysentery?
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What are the symptoms if you get dysentery?
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How to differentiate between schistosomal dysentery and e. histolityca dysentery ?
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How effective are IV fluids for treating dysentery?
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Are there natural treatments for viral dysentery?
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How effective is oral rehydration therapy for treating dysentery?
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A 39-year old asked:
What is difference between amoebic dysentery and bacillary dysentery?
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A 44-year old asked:
Does ofloxacin work children dysentery? Is it the recommended treatment?
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A 24-year old female asked:
I had 103 F fever for a day after taking suppository the fever hasn't come back.But now I have no taste in food and have a bit of dysentery.Solution?
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Is it ok to give solid food like brown bread and cheerios to 20 months old 2 days after recovering from dysentery?If not what is the recomended food?
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