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  Bacterial dysentery, referred to as bacillary dysentery, is a common intestinal infectious disease caused by Bacillus dysenteriae. Bacterial dysentery patients and carriers are the source of infection, mainly through the gastrointestinal route, infected by contaminated food, water, hands, flies, etc., and the population is generally susceptible. The main clinical manifestations are abdominal pain, diarrhea, urgency and mucopurulent stools, may be accompanied by fever and systemic toxemia symptoms, severe cases have infectious shock and/or toxic encephalopathy. Bacillary dysentery occurs in summer and fall, but can be seen in disseminated patients throughout the year.  The incubation period is about 1~2 days. Clinical manifestations in the acute phase are chills, fever, temperature up to 39℃, headache, fatigue, loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting and other toxic symptoms, abdominal pain, diarrhea, defecation lO~20 times a day, pus and blood stool, and a sense of urgency and heaviness. Chronic bacillary dysentery patients have a history of acute bacillary dysentery, more than two months of illness and the disease has not been healed. Toxic type is seen in children aged 2~7 years old, with a rapid onset, dangerous disease, and high fever of over 40℃.  It is accompanied by severe systemic toxemia, depression, drowsiness, coma and convulsions, and circulatory and respiratory failure can occur rapidly, so severe toxemia, shock and/or toxic encephalopathy are the main clinical manifestations, while the intestinal symptoms are mild or even no abdominal pain and diarrhea at the beginning. Diarrhea and dysentery-like stools may appear within 24h after the onset of the disease. According to the different clinical manifestations, there are 3 types as follows. Shock type, cerebral type (respiratory failure type) and mixed type. For suspected patients, cold saline enema or anal test paper should be used to take feces.  [Health care prescription] 1. Patients must rest in bed, drink more boiled water, diet based on easily digestible liquid food, such as rice soup, lotus root powder, thin porridge, noodles, etc.. Milk should not be drunk, so as not to increase abdominal distension, avoid prematurely giving irritating or dregs food. Vomiting, water loss, high fever, need to give intravenous rehydration, can also be given to patients oral rehydration salt. Chronic bacillary dysentery patients especially need to pay attention to personal hygiene, and strengthen immunity.  2, in the management of the source of infection, acute patients should be hospitalized or at home isolation, disinfection and thorough treatment, 1 stool culture every other day, 2 times in a row negative before the isolation can be lifted.  3, dysentery bacilli are sensitive to various disinfectants, such as Neosporin, peracetic acid, mercury, lime milk, etc. can kill the bacteria.  4, to engage in child care institutions, catering industry, canteen cooking staff and water supply staff, must be regular stool culture.  5, pay attention to environmental hygiene and personal hygiene, and develop good hygiene habits. Wash your hands before and after meals, report early treatment of bacillary dysentery, do not drink raw water, do not eat rotten and unclean food, do not urinate and defecate anywhere. Pay special attention to the spread of bacillary dysentery in children’s institutions and collective units. Strictly check whether the water quality of centralized water supply meets the sanitary requirements.  6, oral vaccination to protect susceptible people. At present, the main use of mutant strains in China, the immunization period can last 6~12 months.