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  2. Bacillary dysentery - Wikipedia

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    Bacillary dysentery is a type of dysentery, and is a severe form of shigellosis. It is associated with species of bacteria from the family Enterobacteriaceae . [ 1 ] The term is usually restricted to Shigella infections.

  3. Shigellosis - Wikipedia

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    Shigellosis, known historically as dysentery, is an infection of the intestines caused by Shigella bacteria. [ 1 ] [ 3 ] Symptoms generally start one to two days after exposure and include diarrhea , fever , abdominal pain , and feeling the need to pass stools even when the bowels are empty. [ 1 ]

  4. Dysentery - Wikipedia

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    Dysentery may also be caused by shigellosis, an infection by bacteria of the genus Shigella, and is then known as bacillary dysentery (or Marlow syndrome). The term bacillary dysentery etymologically might seem to refer to any dysentery caused by any bacilliform bacteria, but its meaning is restricted by convention to Shigella dysentery.

  5. Shigella dysenteriae - Wikipedia

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    Shigella species can cause shigellosis (bacillary dysentery). Shigellae are Gram-negative, non-spore-forming, facultatively anaerobic, nonmotile bacteria. [2] S. dysenteriae has the ability to invade and replicate in various species of epithelial cells and enterocytes. [3]

  6. Shigella - Wikipedia

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    [3] [4] During infection, it typically causes dysentery. [5] Shigella is a leading cause of bacterial diarrhea worldwide, with 80–165 million annual cases (estimated) [6] and 74,000 to 600,000 deaths. [6] [7] It is one of the top four pathogens that cause moderate-to-severe diarrhea in African and South Asian children. [8]

  7. Enteroinvasive Escherichia coli - Wikipedia

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    Dysentery caused by EIEC usually occurs within 12 to 72 hours following the ingestion of contaminated food. The illness is characterized by abdominal cramps, diarrhea, vomiting, fever, chills, and a generalized malaise. Dysentery caused by this organism is generally self-limiting with no known complications. [5]

  8. Pathogenic bacteria - Wikipedia

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    Shigellosis (bacillary dysentery) Fluid and electrolyte replacement [48] Fluoroquinolone [48] such as ciprofloxacin [33] if severe [48] Protection of water and food supplies [33] Vaccines are in trial stage [71] Staphylococcus: aureus: Human flora on mucosae in e.g. anterior nares, skin and vagina, [33] [48] entering through wound

  9. List of notifiable diseases - Wikipedia

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    Bacillary dysentery: Bacillary dysentery: Shigellosis: Group A Streptococcal disease - invasive (iGAS) Group A Streptococcal disease: Group A Streptococcal disease: Pneumococcal disease: Pneumococcal disease, invasive Streptococcus pneumoniae, invasive disease Streptococcus suis infection Syphilis, including congenital and non-congenital ...