Amoebic dysentery is a type of infection in the intestines caused by tiny organisms called amoebas. It results in severe diarrhea with blood and can make a person feel very sick. Full definition
Your child will not immediately contract amoebic dysentery - just keep up your usual hand washing routine, and everything is going to be alright. (babygaga.com)
It is scary enough when parasitic diseases such as malaria and amoebic dysentery get into the body, but molecular biologist Antonio Teixeira of the University of Brasilia has found something even more frightening. (discovermagazine.com)
More than 100,000 people die each year from amoebic dysentery, mostly in developing countries where sanitation is poor. (newscientist.com)