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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
Francis Drake died of dysentery off the coast in 1596.
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David Amsden, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Dec. 2025
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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David Amsden, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Dec. 2025
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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Housing is a major factor in the spread, say Portland health officials The dysentery infection currently spreading most prominently among Multnomah County is shigellosis, the most common form of dysentery infection caused by the shigella bacteria.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA TODAY,
3 Mar. 2025
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Two years ago, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control began tracking a sharp rise in cases of extensively drug-resistant (XDR) shigellosis — infections by particular strains of Shigella bacteria that are impervious to most antibiotics.—
Corinne Purtill,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Dec. 2024
Noun
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In addition to fevers and continuous, watery diarrhea, rotavirus symptoms in babies and children can also include loss of appetite and dehydration, per the NFID.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
16 Apr. 2026
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Reddy told Fox News Digital that salmonella bacteria can only be killed by cooking a raw egg — and the disease's symptoms include diarrhea, fever, stomach cramps, nausea and vomiting.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
15 Apr. 2026
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“Dysentery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dysentery. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.
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