Shigella

Shigella dysenteriae Shigella flexneri Shigella boydii and Shigella sonnei. First discovered in 1896 by Kiyoshi Shiga a Japanese microbiologist Shigella is a genus consisting of Gram-negative.

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. Shigella flexneri and to a lesser extent S. If someone is infected with shigella the bacteria can pass. Confirming shigella infection involves taking a sample of your stool to be tested in a lab for the presence of shigella bacteria or their toxins.

WebMD explains causes symptoms and treatment. Young children are the most likely to get Shigella. Shigellosis Shigella Photo by USCDCP on Pixnio public domain.

Shigella is a type of bacteria that can cause severe diarrhea most often in children. Who Is at Risk. Shigella genus Shigella genus of rod-shaped bacteria in the family Enterobacteriaceae species of which are normal inhabitants of the human intestinal tract and can cause bacillary.

There are four different species of shigella. Sonnei are responsible for endemic disease whereas epidemic outbreaks are due to S. Shigella infection is a disease essentially.

Shigellosis is an infection caused by bacteria germs called Shigella that can easily spread from person to person and make people sick. Shigella germs are present in the stools of infected persons for up two weeks after the diarrhea has gone away. The most common symptoms of shigellosis include.

Shigella is exclusively a human pathogen and is transmitted by the fecaloral route through close personal contact or by way of infected food or water.

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