dysentery (DOID:12384)
Alliance: disease page
Synonyms: Infectious diarrhea
Alt IDs: ICD9CM:009.2, ICD9CM_2006:009.2, MESH:D004403, UMLS_CUI:C0013369
Definition: An intestinal infectious disease that involves inflammation of the intestines, especially colon, due to chemical irritants, bacteria, protozoa, or parasitic worms, which results in severe diarrhea with passage of mucus and blood.