shigella
any of several rod-shaped aerobic bacteria of the genus Shigella, certain species of which are pathogenic for humans and other warm-blooded animals.
Origin of shigella
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How to use shigella in a sentence
Homeless San Diegans, who largely congregate downtown, are acutely hit by this problem as evidenced by the recent shigella outbreak.
VOSD Podcast: A Roadtrip to the New City Council President | Nate John | December 10, 2021 | Voice of San DiegoDave Rolland, the mayoral spokesman, also wrote that the city had hurried to install new port-a-potties to address about the outbreak of shigella, an intestinal infection that – like hepatitis A – can spread via fecal matter.
Gloria Wants Public Restrooms Within Five-Minute Walk of Anywhere Downtown | Lisa Halverstadt | December 8, 2021 | Voice of San DiegoVOSD contributor Bella Ross did a deep dive on the city’s public restroom problem as well its recent efforts to install port-a-potties in three locations including downtown in response to a shigella outbreak that has affected homeless residents.
Morning Report: What Do You Do With 4,000 COVID-19 Death Certificates? | Voice of San Diego | December 2, 2021 | Voice of San DiegoThe city did this during the Hepatitis A outbreak and again recently in response to a shigella outbreak.
The Mayor’s Full Take on Public Restrooms: There’s No Problem | Scott Lewis and Andrea Lopez-Villafaña | November 24, 2021 | Voice of San DiegoThe city recently installed portable restrooms in central San Diego in response to a recent outbreak of shigella, another preventable disease linked to contact with human feces.
Morning Report: San Diego Still Struggles With Access to Public Restrooms | Voice of San Diego | November 23, 2021 | Voice of San Diego
British Dictionary definitions for shigella
/ (ʃɪˈɡɛlə) /
any rod-shaped Gram-negative bacterium of the genus Shigella; some species cause dysentery
Origin of shigella
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