Dysentery

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Mind Map on Dysentery, created by Ashley Whomes on 12/10/2015.
Ashley Whomes
Mind Map by Ashley Whomes, updated more than 1 year ago
Ashley Whomes
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Dysentery
  1. Causative Oraganism
    1. shigella bacteria
      1. amoeba
      2. Incubation period
        1. one to four days
        2. occurence
          1. 140 million people develop dysentery each year
          2. Natural Resiviors
            1. only naturally found in humans and gorilla
            2. Mode of Transmission
              1. transmitted directly by faecal material of a patient/carrier or indirectly through contaminated food
              2. Period of communicability
                1. 4 weeks
                2. Signs and Symptoms
                  1. Diarrhoea
                    1. Stomach Cramps
                      1. Nausea
                      2. Preventative Measures
                        1. wash your hands with soap and warm water after using the toilet, and regularly throughout the day
                        2. Methods of control
                          1. health education to the general public and food trade on observance of good personal, environmental and food hygiene
                            1. Surveillance and control of drinking water quality
                            2. infection of the intestines
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