lìji
痢疾
dysentery; an infectious intestinal disease
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dysentery; an infectious intestinal disease
formalA medical term for an infectious disease causing severe diarrhea, often with blood or mucus in the stool. The two main types are bacterial dysentery (more common) and amoebic dysentery.
Xià夏
tiān天
yào要
tè特
bié别
zhù注
yì意
yǐn饮
shí食
wèi卫
shēng生
，
fáng防
zhǐ止
dé得
lì痢
ji疾
。
In summer, pay special attention to food hygiene to prevent getting dysentery.
Tā他
dé得
le了
xì细
jūn菌
xìng性
lì痢
ji疾
，
zhèng症
zhuàng状
bāo包
kuò括
fā发
rè热
hé和
fù腹
tòng痛
。
He has bacterial dysentery, with symptoms including fever and abdominal pain.
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Zhè这
zhǒng种
yào药
duì对
zhì治
liáo疗
ā阿
mǐ米
bā巴
lì痢
ji疾
hěn很
yǒu有
xiào效
。
This medicine is very effective in treating amoebic dysentery.
Lì痢
ji疾
de的
zhǔ主
yào要
zhèng症
zhuàng状
zhī之
yī一
shì是
lǐ里
jí急
hòu后
zhòng重
。
One of the main symptoms of dysentery is tenesmus (a feeling of needing to pass stools despite an empty colon).