dysentery

Example Sentences

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“It contributes to ill health, cholera, dysentery, typhoid, water-related diseases, and it contributes to conflicts over water.”

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 26, 2025

He died in 1941 of dysentery when British forces briefly fought there during World War Two.

From BBC • Nov. 8, 2025

Cholera, dysentery and typhoid fever are no longer health burdens in the U.S. thanks to a robust water treatment system.

From Salon • Jan. 27, 2025

You and/or your ancestors didn’t die of dysentery.

From Slate • Nov. 21, 2024

Cherrie and Lyra had recovered from dysentery, but then Cherrie developed a cough and sore throat.

From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple