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Housing is a major factor in the spread, say Portland health officials
The dysentery infection currently spreading most prominently among Multnomah County is shigellosis, the most common form of dysentery infection caused by the shigella bacteria.
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Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 3 Mar. 2025
Two years ago, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control began tracking a sharp rise in cases of extensively drug-resistant (XDR) shigellosis — infections by particular strains of Shigella bacteria that are impervious to most antibiotics.
—Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
About 300 to 400 cases of shigellosis are reported in Wisconsin every year, according to the Wisconsin Department of Health Services.
—Frank Vaisvilas, Journal Sentinel, 16 Nov. 2024
Severe shigellosis can spread into the blood, which can be life-threatening.
—Lena H. Sun, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Feb. 2023
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Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 3 Mar. 2025
Two years ago, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control began tracking a sharp rise in cases of extensively drug-resistant (XDR) shigellosis — infections by particular strains of Shigella bacteria that are impervious to most antibiotics.
—Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
About 300 to 400 cases of shigellosis are reported in Wisconsin every year, according to the Wisconsin Department of Health Services.
—Frank Vaisvilas, Journal Sentinel, 16 Nov. 2024
Severe shigellosis can spread into the blood, which can be life-threatening.
—Lena H. Sun, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Feb. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shigellosis
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According to another article, a soldier said Roemer slipped away from the camp during the Bataan Death March to get wood to make medicine for soldiers suffering from dysentery.—
Laura Fay,
CBS News,
14 Jan. 2026
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Francis Drake died of dysentery off the coast in 1596.—
David Amsden,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Dec. 2025
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Healthy individuals may experience short-term symptoms such as a high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain, and diarrhea.—
Michele Laufik,
Martha Stewart,
21 Jan. 2026
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Although gastrointestinal issues, like diarrhea, constipation, and stomach pain, can still occur while microdosing, the side effects are generally more mild as your body adjusts.—
Essence,
Essence,
21 Jan. 2026
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“Shigellosis.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shigellosis. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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