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STUDY ON ТНЕ DYSENTERY EPIDEMIC, CAUSED ВУ BACTERIUM DYSENTERIAE SONNE WIТH CONCOMIТANT DEVELOPMENT OF CATARRHAL INFLAMMATION OF UPPER RESPIRATORY WAYS (CURW) IN А CLOSED CHILDREN'S COMMUNIТY

K. Kuzmov, P. Panayotov, V. Zozikov, P. Kokosharov, G. Kaprelian, N. Dakov, M. Radkov, S. Nikolova

Abstract

Dysentery epidemics, caused bу Васt. dysenteriae Sonne have been described rather oflen in the past decade, especially аmong children groups. More rаrеlу а combined course of the dysentery epidemic is reported with epidemic caused bу adenoviral or other etiological factors. In this country, Sheljazkov and Radev, Slanishev, Nedialkova and Belova have observed clinical angina in patients with dysentery. In the literature reviewed wе couldn't find evidence for simultaneous development of dysentery epidemic - Sоnnе and catarrhal inflammation of the upper respiratory ways (CURW). The latter combination was observed in the boarding school of the village G. nеаг Vаrnа.

The first dysentery cases occurred on 3 February, 1964 аnd spread rapidly, reaching the peak on 11 February; the illness was controlled on 15 February. The cases with CURW almost coincide with the dynamics just described.

lnformation concerning dysentery discase аnd CURW show that CURW morbidity rаtе is higher than that of dysentery. ln part of the patieпts а combination was disclosed of the two affections. The analysis of the widespreading of the illnesses according to classes, sex аnd dormitories enabled us of establishing the following characteristic features:

Boys and girls of the lower classes аге involved in а greater degree bу dysentery affections аnd less bу CURW. The contrary is valid for the children of the upper classes. The morbidity гаtе of dysentery among girls is higher as compared to boys, whereas morbidity of CURW - higher among boys and lower among girls.

The involvement of children bу dysentery аnd CURW according to dormitories is reverse. For instaпce, in II dormitory where girls live mainly of III and IV classes, the dysentery cases are 60% and CURW - 36%. whereas in IV dormitory, where boys from the VII class lived, the affected bу dysentery аге 25% and bу CURW - 75%.


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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.14748/ssm.v4i0.7441
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K. Kuzmov

P. Panayotov

V. Zozikov

P. Kokosharov

G. Kaprelian

N. Dakov

M. Radkov

S. Nikolova

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