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Shigella infection spreads through food or water contaminated by human waste.
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How is the infection spread?
Shigella infection spreads through food or water contaminated by human waste.
What are some good questions to ask your doctor about Shigellosis?
* What is shigellosis? * What sort of germ is Shigella? * How can Shigella infections be diagnosed? * How can Shigella infections be treated? * Are there long term consequences of a Shigella infection? * How do people catch Shigella? * What can a person do to prevent this illness? * How common is shigellosis? * What else can be done to prevent shigellosis? * What is the government doing about shigellosis? * How can I learn more about this and other public health problems? * Some tips for preventing the spread of shigellosis
What sexual practices make an individual more susceptible to Shigella infection?
Sexual practices which lead to oral-anal contact, directly or indirectly contribute to Shigella infection.
What lifestyle issues contribute to Shigella infection?
Lifestyle issues that contribute to Shigella infection include poor hygiene practices and overcrowded living conditions including day care centers.
What conditions contribute to infection from Shigella?
Poor hygiene, overcrowding, and improper storage of food are leading causes of infection.
What is the condition known as shigellosis?
Shigellosis is an infection of the intestinal tract by a group of bacteria called Shigella.
What does spp after the shigella stand for?
shigella sp or shigella spp = shigella species
How many people have died from shigella dysenteriae?
Shigella bacilli has evolved in with human being. So data from more than a million years is not available. John snow noticed in 1854 in England that Cholera was spread in area supplied by one common pipe line. There after sanitation improved and water born diseases disappeared in developed countries. Before that practically every person must have suffered from shigella infection leading to immunity or rarely death.
Can osteomylites spread?
Osteomyelitis is bone infection. Like any other infection, it can spread.
Can strep throat spread by talking?
Strep throat spread by droplet infection. This is airborne infection, mainly.
How is Shigella spread?
Shigella infection is typically via ingestion (fecal-oral contamination); depending on age and condition of the host as few as ten bacterial cells can be enough to cause an infection
What kingdom is shigella in?
Eubacteria is the Kingdom of shigella.
