Amoebic dysentery
noun
inflammation of the intestines caused by the parasitic amoeba endamoeba histolytica
historical examples
among the well-known human diseases of protozoan origin are malaria, amoebic dysentery, and sleeping-sickness.
american red cross text-book on home hygiene and care of the sick jane a. delano
the chief cause of amoebic dysentery in the philippines has undoubtedly been infected drinking water.
the philippines: past and present (volume 1 of 2) dean conant worcester
and i got amoebic dysentery in louisiana, and got very sick.
warren commission (9 of 26): hearings vol. ix (of 15) the president’s commission on the -ss-ssination of president kennedy
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