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a serious disease that causes very frequent evacuation of fluid stools and a loss of blood
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Recent Examples of dysentery
According to another article, a soldier said Roemer slipped away from the camp during the Bataan Death March to get wood to make medicine for soldiers suffering from dysentery.
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Laura Fay,
CBS News,
14 Jan. 2026
Raymond Kinzounza, weak with dysentery, went to a makeshift hospital.
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Brad Schmitt,
Nashville Tennessean,
19 Oct. 2025
In a similar vein, authors of early modern herbals such as John Gerard(e) instructed their readers to use different parts of the plant—its juice, flowers, rind, and seeds—to address stomach concerns, dysentery, dental health, wounds and bleeding, and menstrual health.
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Demir Alp,
JSTOR Daily,
29 Aug. 2025
From Near Tragedy to Nuptials Nick Cilberti was treated in a local hospital, as the soldiers became infected with dysentery and other diseases contracted in the hot, humid region, and was discharged a few months later.
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Andrew Stanton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Aug. 2025
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Laura Fay,
CBS News,
14 Jan. 2026
Raymond Kinzounza, weak with dysentery, went to a makeshift hospital.
—
Brad Schmitt,
Nashville Tennessean,
19 Oct. 2025
In a similar vein, authors of early modern herbals such as John Gerard(e) instructed their readers to use different parts of the plant—its juice, flowers, rind, and seeds—to address stomach concerns, dysentery, dental health, wounds and bleeding, and menstrual health.
—
Demir Alp,
JSTOR Daily,
29 Aug. 2025
From Near Tragedy to Nuptials Nick Cilberti was treated in a local hospital, as the soldiers became infected with dysentery and other diseases contracted in the hot, humid region, and was discharged a few months later.
—
Andrew Stanton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dysentery
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Ebola is tricky to clinically diagnose because symptoms at early stage of the disease are similar to other infectious diseases such as malaria, typhoid fever, shigellosis, meningitis and other viral haemorrhagic fevers.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a warning about a drug-resistant strain of shigella, a bacteria that commonly causes a gastrointestinal illness called shigellosis, as the agency is calling this new strain a public health threat.
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The only way to help those infected is to provide supportive care, health officials say, like giving medicine to support blood pressure, reduce vomiting and diarrhea, and manage fever and pain.
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Some gummies contain 2 to 5 grams of sugar each, plus sugar alcohols like maltitol or sorbitol that may cause gas or diarrhea in sensitive users, along with artificial colors or preservatives.
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“Dysentery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dysentery. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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