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Shigella enteritis is caused by the shigella bacteria. People infected with Shigella release the bacteria in their stool. The bacteria can spread from an infected person to contaminate water or food, or directly to another person.

Enteritis por shigella
Definición
Es una infección aguda del revestimiento del intestino delgado.

Shigella : A genus of gram-negative, facultatively anaerobic, rod-shaped bacteria that ferments sugar without gas production. Its organisms are intestinal pathogens of man and other primates and cause bacillary dysentery (DYSENTERY, BACILLARY). [1] ...

Shigella infections may be acquired from eating contaminated food. Contaminated food may look and smell normal. Food may become contaminated by infected food handlers who forget to wash their hands with soap after using the bathroom.

Shigella enteritis
Definition
Bacterial gastroenteritis is an inflammation of the stomach and intestines caused by bacteria or bacterial toxins (see also food poisoning).

Shigella is spread by contaminated food or from person to person (principally via a fecal-oral route). New strains of bacteria of the genus Shigella have been associated with food poisoning from ground meat.

Shigella - Dysentery
Viruses: Viral outbreaks (30-40% of cases in children) can spread rapidly through close contact among children in day care and schools. Poor handwashing habits can spread viruses. Common viral causes include the following: ...

Shigella
These bacteria thrive in food that is left out for long periods.
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Raw, ready-to-eat produce. Can be spread by an infected food handler.

Shigellosis (Shigella Enteritis)
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Shock - Anaphylactic (Anaphylaxis)
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Salmonella and shigella bacteria can also produce turista, and a smaller number of cases are caused by rotavirus or the giardia parasite.

Medical Terms : Shigella
A group of bacteria that normally inhabit the intestinal tract and cause infantile gastroenteritis, summer diarrhea of childhood and various forms of dysentery including epidemic and opportunistic bacillary dysentery.

6 Isolated gram-negative species include Proteus, Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas, Klebsiella, Salmonella, Shigella, Neisseria meningitidis, and Haemophilus influenzae.

Bacteria - Salmonella, shigella, Campylobacter jejuni, E. coli and many other types of bacteria can cause gastroenteritis. They can be spread by close contact with an infected person, or by drinking or eating infected food or water.

Shigella may result from water that is exposed to human waste, resulting in Traveler's Diarrhea. Vibrio Cholerae may result from eating undercooked seafood, and tends to most affect children. Botulism, listeria, and E.

Shigellosis: Epidemic and opportunistic bacillary dysentery due to infection with the Shigella bacteria. Shigellosis causes intestinal pain and diarrhea with mucus and blood in the stool.

Up to 40% of children with severe shigella enteritis develop neurological problems including febrile seizures or brain disease (encephalopathy) with headache, lethargy, confusion, and stiff neck.
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Dysentery is an infection of the gut caused by a bacterium called shigella. Shigella sonnei is most often responsible for outbreaks in the UK. S. flexneri, S. boydii and S. dysenteriae are also causes.

The disease is caused by Shigella bacteria. It is spread through the feces (bowel movements) of people who carry the bacteria in their intestines. Carriers may or may not have symptoms.

Bacteria that most often cause infections and Reiter's syndrome are Chlamydia, Salmonella, Shigella, Yersinia, and Campylobacter. You may get chlamydial infections from sexual intercourse or other intimate contact with the genital or rectal area.

shigellosis - infection with the bacterium Shigella, usually causing a high fever, acute diarrhea, and dehydration.
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It also has a role in the treatment of chronic bronchitis, traveler's diarrhea, shigella, and in both the treatment and prevention of pneumocystis carinii pneumonia.

Most are food-borne illnesses or "food poisoning." Common bacterial causes include Shigella, E.Coli, Salmonella and Campylobacter. These infections often present with bloody diarrhea and can cause significant dehydration.

Contaminated food or water can transmit bacteria and parasites to your body. Parasites such as Giardia lamblia and cryptosporidium can cause diarrhea. Common bacterial causes of diarrhea include campylobacter, salmonella, shigella and Escherichia ...

most perform necessary functions such as digestion, fermentation, and nitrification. Most of the forms are variously grouped under generic names such as: Alcaligenes, Dialister, Escherichia, Klebsiella, Kurthia, Pasteurella, Salmonella, and Shigella.

Shigellosis -- Dysentery produced by an infection by a shigella germ.
Sickle cell anemia -- See Anemia, sickle cell.
Sickle cell trait -- Anemia and other signs of sickle cell anemia do not occur in the person with sickle cell trait.

See also: Infection, Food, Bacteria, Salmonella, Diarrhea