Nova Scotia is the second-smallest province in the country with a total area of 21,300 square miles (55,284 square kilometers), which includes Cape Breton Island and almost 3,800 small coastal islands. Nova Scotia has an estimated population of 940,600, up from 921,700 in 2011. This makes Nova Scotia the 2nd most densely populated province in the country with a population density of 45 people per square mile, or 17 per square kilometer.
By Liji Thomas, MD. Dysentery is an infection of the intestines which causes the passage of bloody stools mixed with mucus. It is caused either by bacteria such as Shigella, or by parasites such as Entamoeba.These forms are called bacillary dysentery, or shigellosis, and amoebic dysentery respectively.iagnosis is based on a history of possible contact with the parasite or bacteria, such as travel abroad, confirmed by other tests: 1  Blood tests for Entamoeba or Shigella. 2  Stool tests. 3  Microscopy for the presence of the parasite or bacteria.
Shigella. Shigella bacteria can contaminate any food that has been washed in contaminated water. Symptoms typically develop within seven days of eating contaminated food and last for up to a week. An infection caused by Shigella bacteria is known as bacillary dysentery or shigellosis.he bacteria are usually found on raw or undercooked meat (particularly poultry), unpasteurised milk and untreated water. The incubation period (the time between eating contaminated food and the start of symptoms) for food poisoning caused by campylobacter is usually between two and five days.