shigella
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of shigella
< New Latin (1918), after Kiyoshi Shiga (1870–1957), Japanese scientist; see -ella
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It said the majority of shigella cases were among people who had been to the Santa Maria and Boa Vista areas.
From BBC ● Feb. 12, 2026
Making available relatively clean and safe facilities promotes bladder and bowel health and prevents the spread of infectious diseases such as hepatitis A, shigella and influenza.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 8, 2023
There has been an average of 89 cases a year of shigella in King County since 2013, but the number of reported rose to 164 cases in 2017.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 15, 2018
In most cases, rest and fluids do the trick, but antibiotic-resistant shigella strains are also out there, making some cases require heavy-duty treatment.
From Scientific American ● Jul. 21, 2017
The W.H.O.’s third category was “medium priority,” which included drug-resistant versions of Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae and shigella, all three of which cause common childhood infections.
From New York Times ● Feb. 27, 2017
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