How many died from dysentery on the Oregon Trail?

You have died of dysentery. These are five ... This led to continual watery diarrhea, causing severe dehydration and often death. The worst ... Then: Unfamiliar with the virtues of boiling water first, Oregon Trail pioneers contracted typhoid like many other diseases—from contaminated water. read more

You have died of dysentery. These are five words familiar to anyone who has attempted to caulk a wagon and ford rivers en route to the Willamette Valley. Oregon Trail not only taught generations of kids about Western migration in 19th-century America, it also familiarized them with various strange-sounding diseases. read more