What is dysentery?

1 What is dysentery? Dysentery is an intestinal infectious disease caused by Shigella dysenteriae. The main clinical features are abdominal pain, diarrhea, purulent stool and frequent defecation. This disease can occur all year round, but it is more common in summer and autumn.

2 Transmission route of dysentery The transmission route of dysentery is feces, hands and mouth, that is, there are a large number of dysentery bacilli in the feces discharged by dysentery patients, which can pollute water sources and food through flies and cockroaches and cause epidemics. It can also be transmitted to healthy people through tableware, toys and tools used by patients. No matter by what route, as long as Shigella enters the human digestive tract, it may breed in the intestine and cause dysentery after an incubation period of several hours to 7 days.

Prevention of dysentery 1. Once patients with dysentery are found, they should be isolated as soon as possible, because dysentery is contagious.

2. Pay attention to environmental hygiene and personal hygiene, and form the habit of washing hands before and after meals. Food and drinking water can only be eaten after cooking, and flies should be eliminated.

3. When bacillary dysentery is prevalent, it is necessary to make an infectious disease report to the health institution and disinfect the patient's residence and feces.

4. Shigella dysenteriae is very sensitive to various disinfectants, such as bromogeramine, peracetic acid, mercuric chloride and lime milk. , can kill this bacteria. When you find dysentery, you can consider using the above products to kill dysentery. Please pay attention to the guidance of professional doctors before use.

Suitable for the diet of people with severe dysentery, early fasting should give the intestines appropriate adjustment time. During the remission period, you can eat semi-liquid foods with less greasy, less residue, high protein, high calorie and high vitamins, such as rice soup, porridge, noodles, light tea and fruit juice. Eat some light rice soup in the early stage, and it is best to eat liquid food such as noodles after the mid-term improvement. These foods are easy to digest and absorb, and contain a lot of electrolytes needed by the human body, which can supplement calories and vitamins. Eat less and eat more.