Shigellosis is an infection of the intestinal tract by a group of bacteria called Shigella.
Shigellosis is a well-known cause of traveler's diarrhea and illness throughout the world.
Shigellosis can cause skin rash.
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Shigellosis can cause irritation of the meninges or meningitis, encephalitis, and seizures.
Severe dehydration from shigellosis usually requires intravenous fluid replacement.
Shigellosis can lead to an unusual form of arthritis called Reiter's syndrome.
Shigellosis can last from a few days to several weeks, with an average of seven days.
Shigellosis can cause hemolytic uremic syndrome or HUS which leads to kidney failure.
Most deaths are in less-developed or developing countries, but even in the United States, shigellosis can be a dangerous and potentially deadly disease.
Shigellosis in schools or day care settings almost always disappears when holiday breaks occur, which sever the chain of transmission.
Shigellosis is one of the many causes of acute diarrhea. Culture (growing the bacteria in the laboratory) of freshly obtained diarrhea fluid is the only way to be certain of the diagnosis.
Shigela flexneri or shigella sonnei