Dysentery cases are on the rise in the Portland area. In January, health officials reported 40 cases of the highly contagious bacterial infection in Multnomah County, where Portland is located — up ...

An uptick in dysentery, the diarrhea-inducing disease often associated with frontier times past, is on the rise in the Portland, Oregon metro area, according to new health data. Known best for ...

Dysentery rates have been rising among the Portland population since 2023, and is attributed largely to a lack of public ...

In the U.S., dysentery is commonly associated with 19th-century pioneers traveling on the Oregon Trail — thanks in large part ...

Seven new cases of Shigella, which can cause dysentery, have been reported in Oregon, health officials told FOX TV Stations.

The illness is mostly spread from person to person, and no specific “origin” has been pinpointed for the outbreak.

The surge in Portland of the extremely contagious bacterial illness is linked to the number of people experiencing ...

Dying of dysentery is now more than just a video game meme in Oregon. In a disgusting turn of events straight out of the “Oregon Trail” game, the diarrhea-inducing malady dysentery is making a ...

Cases in Multnomah County among people who have not left the country nearly doubled last year, and the number appears to be ...

Her work has previously appeared in Billboard and Reader's Digest. Getty Cases of dysentery are surging in Oregon, with 40 people sickened by the disease in the Portland area in January alone.

Yes! Yes, it is. The Oregon Trail game was called Oregon Trail because it was based on the Oregon Trail! And yes, people died of Dysentery on the Oregon Trail! Now, the nice thing is that there have ...