Dying of dysentery is now more than just a video game meme in Oregon. In a disgusting turn of events straight out of the “Oregon Trail” game, the diarrhea-inducing malady dysentery is making a ...

An uptick in dysentery, the diarrhea-inducing disease often associated with frontier times past, is on the rise in the Portland, Oregon metro area, according to new health data. Known best for ...

People of a certain age have long associated Oregon with dysentery, an old fashioned name for terrible diarrhea. That’s because of the 1980s video game, Oregon Trail, in which millions of ...

But beyond the punchline is a serious illness that's extremely contagious: Symptoms of dysentery —or shigellosis — include frequent, possibly bloody diarrhea, fever, and stomach pain ...

Cases of dysentery have been on the rise in Oregon since 2012. The cases spread from Multnomah County to the Portland Metro areas in the summer of 2024. Throughout ...

Miller: And dysentery, I’ve seen it described as inflammatory diarrhea or diarrhea that could come from an infectious disease. Karr: Well, it’s a very practical condition. Dysentery ...

Dysentery causes diarrhea, vomiting, cramps and fever and can jump from an infected human to another who comes in contact with fecal matter. There were 40 dysentery cases reported in January ...

Also known as shigellosis, dysentery is a highly contagious bacterial disease that can cause fever, cramps, vomiting and diarrhea. It is spread very easily from person to person when someone gets ...

Data shows 35 dysentery cases were reported in December compared to the 3 recorded in July. County officials are providing short-term housing to those suffering from the misery-inducing illness ...