For example the median expected annual pay for a typical Veterinary Assistant in the United States is $29,218, so 50% of the people who perform the job of Veterinary Assistant in the United States are expected to make less than $29,218. Source: HR Reported data as of March 31, 2017. Salary.
What is DYSENTERY? A term formerly applied to any condition in which inflammation of the colon was associated with the frequent passage of bloody stools. Now confined to 1 bacillary dysentery, due to infection with Bacterium dysenteriae, 2 amoebic dysentery, the result of infection with the Entamoeba histolytica. ENTAMOEBIASIS.
They might have had dysentery, a painful intestinal infection that is usually caused by bacteria or parasites. Dysentery is defined as diarrhea in which there is blood, pus, and mucous, usually accompanied by abdominal pain. There are two main types of dysentery. The first type, amoebic dysentery or intestinal amoebiasis, is caused by a single-celled, microscopic parasite living in the large bowel. The second type, bacillary dysentery, is caused by invasive bacteria. Both kinds of dysentery occur mostly in hot countries.