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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.
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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
In the past, shigellosis has predominantly affected children under 4.
—Lena H. Sun, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Feb. 2023
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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
In the past, shigellosis has predominantly affected children under 4.
—Lena H. Sun, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Feb. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shigellosis
Noun
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After landing in a part of the Dutch East Indies that is now Indonesia, Earhart got dysentery—a dangerous infection in an era before antibiotics.—
Laurie Gwen Shapiro,
New Yorker,
2 June 2025
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In summer, the heat led to outbreaks of cholera and dysentery.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Feb. 2025
Noun
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It is often used when a person has vomiting or diarrhea and cannot tolerate most food.—
Merve Ceylan,
Health,
21 June 2025
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Common complications are ear infections and diarrhea.—
Mandy Taheri,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 June 2025
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“Shigellosis.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shigellosis. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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