Proper treatment of the underlying infection of amoebic dysentery is important; insufficiently treated amoebiasis can lie dormant for years and then lead to severe, potentially fatal, complications.
In 1918 its effectiveness was validated by a study where soldiers in a military hospital were given a tea made of the bark to treat amoebic dysentery.
He discovered that emetine, the active ingredient of the ancient emetic ipecacuanha, is an amoebicide and therefore effective against amoebic dysentery.
A few species are human pathogens, causing diseases such as amoebic dysentery.
He is remembered for his contribution in a monograph on amoebic dysentery (1891) which described detailed observations of it and its parasite.
As a result, he developed severe amoebic dysentery, leading to hospitalization.
Amoebic dysentery is transmitted through contaminated food and water.
During his travel and study he became very ill, at one point suffering from both bacillary and amoebic dysentery.
