Dysentery

Dysentery was a disease that was present in Faerûn, Kara-Tur, and Zakhara.
==Acquisition==
Dysentery was caused by drinking contaminated water or being bitten by disease-carrying insects, such as mosquitos.
==Effects==
Dysentery was said to be among the more dangerous of non-magical diseases. Those infected with dysentery found themselves physically drained, reducing their strength and fortitude, impacting their abilities in combat, and leaving them unable to travel more than 2 hours at a time without stopping for a 10 minute rest.
==Treatment==
In the Heartlands, dysentery was alleviated with blueleaf tea, made from the leaves of the bitterhedge plant. Other treatments were said to include alum, blackberry, ipecac, and quince. Some forms of dysentery would go away after four days or fewer.
==Notable Carriers==
Clouds of biting insects within the Momoben Forest of Wa were known to infect travelers with a form of dysentery. It was advisable to carry a torch to scare them away.
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