Amoebic desentery
Amoebic Dysentery (caused by the amoeba Entamoeba histolytica) is an disease, more precisely an infection of the digestive system. It results in diarrhea containing mucus and blood in the stool. It is transmitted through contaminated food and water. In India it is mostly the result of unsanitary water.
Amoebic dysentery is well known as a “traveler’s dysentery” because of its prevalence in developing nations, or “Montezuma’s Revenge” (in India better known as “Delhi Belly”) although it is occasionally seen in industrialized countries. Liver infection, and subsequent amoebic abscesses can occur.
Symptoms are frequent passage of feces/stool, loose motion and in some cases associated vomiting. Variations depending on parasites can be frequent urge with high or low volume of stool, with or without some associated mucus and even blood.
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