Oregon health officials are reportedly fighting dozens of cases of dysentery amid the long-standing rise in diseases that cause highly contagious diarrhea.
Since January, there have been 40 cases of dysentery in the Portland area, also known as dysentery. Oregon and Local station Koin It was reported and cited the Multnomah County Health Department, which did not immediately respond to a Huff Post request for comment.
This is more than twice the case of dysentery seen at the same time last year. Cases of the disease have been steadily increasing over the past few years, according to Multnomah County health data shared with local news outlets.
Dysentery is common in the US Related Pioneers of the 19th century travel the Oregon Trail. This is largely thanks to the classic “Oregon Trail” video game, players can die of illnesses like dysentery, cholera and measles. (The latter also experienced a revival of the United States).
However, it remains a common and serious illness in other parts of the world, with about 1.7 billion cases per year Cleveland Clinic.
Symptoms of a bacterial infection include bloody diarrhea, fever, painful stomach cramps, nausea and vomiting. Without proper treatment, dysentery is especially fatal for young children, older than 50 years of age, those suffering from dehydration and malnutrition.
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According to the Cleveland Clinic, dysentery is reported to be bacteria even though it is through parasitic infections (called what is called dysentery in Amebi); cases in Oregon have been reported to be bacteria.
This can occur when food is prepared by people who do not wash their hands due to poor hygiene or lack of access to proper hygiene. Dysentery can also be spread by drinking, swimming or sexual contact in contaminated water.
In the Portland area, spreading dysentery is associated with increased homelessness and methamphetamine or opiate use, health officials said.
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“The lack of housing creates a context in which we can increase the risk of multiple types of infections,” the Multnomah County Health Department said in a statement to Koin. “If you don’t have a home, it’s difficult to prevent infectious diseases and it’s difficult to access care to treat the disease, and compare it to being housed.”
The Health Department said it is working to provide short-term housing for people who test positive for dysentery to increase access to hygiene and hygiene, and reduce the spread of clear bacteria.
