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Dr.Kedar Karki
Since last three months general public are battling their life with
sudden upsurge of diarrhorea and dysentery in the mountain region
district like Jajarkot, Rukum.Although a comprehensive effort had been
initiated to contain the problem the big problem still remain as exact
cause and epidemiology of the disease has not yet being established
.May be due to the this reason even after sky landing the kilos of
medicine and medical expert in the affected area disease is not yet
have come in control rather there are reports of spread of this
syndrome.
The organism invades the cells lining the large bowel and multiplies
there, killing the cell; this is the cause of the symptoms produced.
However, it occasionally invades the bowel beyond the surface lining.
S. dysenteriae also produces a toxin similar to that produced by E. coli
O157, which causes additional tissue damage, and may lead to the
haemolytic-uraemic syndrome and kidney failure.