Dysentery+(Entamoeba+histolytica)

jeanette jones and jessica crowe

Dysentery ( Entamoeba brucei )

__What is it?__ Dysentery is the inflammation of the intestins.

__Where is it found?__ Found all over the world

__What causes it?__ Sharing towels, not washing hands before cooking, and after using the bathroom, ect.

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__How is it prevented and treated:__ To prevent wash hands after going to the restroom, before cooking, before feeding young or elder people, avoid sharing towels and wash cloths, wash your clothes in the hottest water you can, through out the day, and after having contact with someone. To treate the Mayans would use to bark of the Kapok tree. Doctors today prescribe an antiparasitic medication. []