Question

Write a note on Bacillary Dysentery?  

Answer 1

Bacillary dysentery is a food born disease.

Symptoms: -

Symptom of the disease is severe pain in the lower abdomen. It is followed by

diarrhea and fever. There is appearance of mucous and in the case of severe attack

blood in the stool.

Causative Organism: -

Bacillary dysentery is caused by rod-shaped bacilli form of bacteria. The bacteria are

motile and are found in the faeces of patients in large numbers. The disease is spread

by the use of contaminated food and from unwashed hands after using lavatory.

Control over Disease: -

Disease can be controlled 

i) By protecting cooked and uncooked food from houseflies.

ii) By careful washing of hands after using toilet.

iii) By adopting proper methods of sanitation to prevent flies from sitting on human

faeces and breed there.

Treatment: -

i) The patient should take rest and eat no food for a day or two.

ii) Patient should be given plenty of water and ORS (Oral dehydrate salt) to

prevent dehydration.

iii) Proper drugs should be given.