shigellosis
noun
shig·el·lo·sis
ˌshi-gə-ˈlō-səs 
plural shigelloses
ˌshi-gə-ˈlō-ˌsēz
: dysentery caused by shigellae
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Severe shigellosis can spread into the blood, which can be life-threatening.
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Lena H. Sun, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Feb. 2023
In the past, shigellosis has predominantly affected children under 4.
—Lena H. Sun, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Feb. 2023
Shigella is a bacteria that causes shigellosis, an intestinal infection.
—Catherine Garcia, The Week, 16 Mar. 2023
Who gets shigellosis?
—The Enquirer, 20 Mar. 2023
Late last year, an outbreak of shigellosis — which can cause fever, stomach cramps and diarrhea — also brought back shuddering memories of how hepatitis A spread through, and beyond, the region’s homeless population in 2016-18, killing 20 people and hospitalizing hundreds.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Feb. 2022
For eleven diseases - adenovirus infection, measles, Q fever, aseptic viral meningitis, enterovirus infection, gastroenteritis, typhoid fever, tularaemia, hantavirus infection, hepatitis A and shigellosis - outbreaks in the human population were significantly correlated to the NAO monthly index.
—Rebecca Kreston, Discover Magazine, 8 May 2013
While antibiotics are used to treat severe cases of shigellosis, there’s no specific medicine for norovirus.
—Mira Miller, Verywell Health, 21 Mar. 2023
Symptoms of shigellosis include diarrhea, which can be bloody and last for more than three days, as well as fever and stomach pain.
—Catherine Garcia, The Week, 16 Mar. 2023
Lena H. Sun, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Feb. 2023
In the past, shigellosis has predominantly affected children under 4.
—Lena H. Sun, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Feb. 2023
Shigella is a bacteria that causes shigellosis, an intestinal infection.
—Catherine Garcia, The Week, 16 Mar. 2023
Who gets shigellosis?
—The Enquirer, 20 Mar. 2023
Late last year, an outbreak of shigellosis — which can cause fever, stomach cramps and diarrhea — also brought back shuddering memories of how hepatitis A spread through, and beyond, the region’s homeless population in 2016-18, killing 20 people and hospitalizing hundreds.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Feb. 2022
For eleven diseases - adenovirus infection, measles, Q fever, aseptic viral meningitis, enterovirus infection, gastroenteritis, typhoid fever, tularaemia, hantavirus infection, hepatitis A and shigellosis - outbreaks in the human population were significantly correlated to the NAO monthly index.
—Rebecca Kreston, Discover Magazine, 8 May 2013
While antibiotics are used to treat severe cases of shigellosis, there’s no specific medicine for norovirus.
—Mira Miller, Verywell Health, 21 Mar. 2023
Symptoms of shigellosis include diarrhea, which can be bloody and last for more than three days, as well as fever and stomach pain.
—Catherine Garcia, The Week, 16 Mar. 2023
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shigellosis
noun
shig·el·lo·sis
ˌshig-ə-ˈlō-səs
plural shigelloses
-ˈlō-ˌsēz
: infection with or dysentery caused by bacteria of the genus Shigella
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