Shigellosis
Shigellosis is a gastrointestinal disease caused by a group of bacteria called Shigella. Illness often occurs 1 to 2 days after exposure to Shigella, and lasts 5 to 7 days.
SHIGELLOSIS
Shigellosis, also known as bacillary dysentery, is a common food-borne infection that causes diarrhea with fever, toxemia, and general prostration.
Shigellosis
What is shigellosis?
Shigellosis is a bacterial infection affecting the intestinal tract. It is a fairly common disease; 600-800 cases occur in New York State each year.
Shigellosis
Definition
Shigellosis is an acute bacterial infection of the lining of the intestines.
Shigellosis
Alternate Names : Shigella gastroenteritis, Shigella enteritis, Enteritis - shigella, Gastroenteritis - shigella
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What is Shigellosis?
Shigellosis is an infectious disease caused by a group of bacteria called Shigella, that causes bacterial dysentery. These bacterium cause disease by penetrating the lining of the large intestine, causing swelling and sores.
Shigellosis is an acute bacterial infection of the lining of the intestines.
Causes
Shigellosis is caused by a group of bacteria called Shigella.
Shigellosis is an acute infection of the intestine caused by Shigella sp. Symptoms include fever, nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea that is usually bloody. Diagnosis is clinical and confirmed by stool culture.
Shigellosis is a bacterial infection of the stomach and intestine. Another name for shigellosis is bacillary dysentery.
Preventing Shigellosis
You can prevent shigellosis by:
washing hands carefully
keeping ill children home from daycare and preschool
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shigellosis
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an infection with the bacterium Shigella, which usually causes a high fever, acute diarrhea, and dehydration. See gastroenteritis.
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Does shigellosis have any complications?
After shigellosis, it may take months before your bowel movements are completely normal again. But people with diarrhea usually recover completely.
Shigellosis, Unspecified
Definition
Shigellosis is an infectious disease caused by several different species of Shigella bacteria. The bacteria cause diarrhea, fever and stomach cramping in the infected individual.
Shigellosis is caused by one of several types of Shigella bacteria. Three species are associated with bacillary dysentery : Shigella sonnei, Shigella flexneri and Shigella dysenteriae.
Shigellosis, which is most common during the summer months, typically affects kids 2 to 4 years old, and rarely infects infants younger than 6 months old.
These infections are very contagious and can be prevented with good hand washing practices.
Shigellosis
Any condition produced by infection with organisms of the genus Shigella, such as bacillary dysentery. [Dorland]
Information sheet from NYS Dept of Health ...
Bacillary dysentery/Shigellosis
Ciprofloxacin or azithromycin
Protection of water and food supplies
Vaccines are in trial stage[8] ...
Shigella Infection [Shigellosis]
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dysentery caused by shigella bacteria (bacillary dysentery or shigellosis): this is the most common type of dysentery in the UK ...
Other names for shigella gastroenteritis include shigellosis, Shigella infection, Shigella enteritis and bacillary dysentery. Common symptoms include diarrhoea that may contain blood, mucus or pus, abdominal cramps, nausea and vomiting.
Shigella: A group of bacteria that can cause an illness called shigellosis, with high fever and acute diarrhea, sometimes mixed with blood (dysentery). Enteric infections with Shigella can trigger reactive arthritis.
Bloody diarrhoea is seen in many other illnesses, but in tropical areas the diagnosis will typically be either amoebic dysentery or shigellosis (bacillary dysentery which is caused by bacteria and more likely associated with a fever).
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 See also: Fever, Symptom, Bacterial, Shigella, Antibiotic
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