dysentery

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It’s more like The Oregon Trail for podcasting, but with less dysentery.

From Slate • Apr. 5, 2026

“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

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

He suffered dysentery, beriberi, ulcerated skin and repeated bouts of malaria.

From BBC • Feb. 3, 2024

He came down with dysentery and ended up in a grubby hospital in Port-au-Prince, on a floor that lacked a toilet.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French