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Shigellosis (Historically the disease usually referred to 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]
Shigella is a genus of bacteria that is Gram negative, facultatively anaerobic, non–spore-forming, nonmotile, rod shaped, and is genetically nested within Escherichia. The genus is named after Kiyoshi Shiga , who discovered it in 1897.
Shutterstock / Veera. Ehlers-Danlos syndrome is a genetic disorder in humans and animals which can cause connective tissue disorders, hyper mobility, bruising, and a range of other issues. In cats ...
The St. Clair County Health Department has confirmed that 14 people have tested positive for Shigella, a bacterial infection that causes fever and diarrhea – sometimes bloody – often with ...
Updated August 28, 2024 at 11:15 AM. The Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens of Florida is mourning the loss of three apes after a highly contagious bacterial infection spread through some of its primate ...
Shigella dysenteriae. Shigella dysenteriae is a species of the rod-shaped bacterial genus Shigella. [1] 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 ...
For example, Shigella is a longstanding World Health Organization (WHO) target for vaccine development, and sharp declines in age-specific diarrhea/dysentery attack rates for this pathogen indicate that natural immunity does develop following exposure; thus, vaccination to prevent this disease should be feasible. The development of vaccines ...
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