shigellosis

American  

[shig-uh-loh-sis] / ˌʃɪg əˈloʊ sɪs /

noun

Pathology.

1. an acute intestinal infection caused by a bacterium of the genus Shigella, especially S. dysenteriae, common among children and characterized by fever, abdominal pain, and diarrhea.

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Etymology

Origin of shigellosis

First recorded in 1945–50; shigell(a) + -osis

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shigellosis

Shigella infections, known as shigellosis, usually cause diarrhea that can be prolonged and bloody, as well as fever and abdominal cramps.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 25, 2023

People in Washington state have been infected with Shigella bacteria, which is spread through feces and causes the diarrheal disease shigellosis, as well as Bartonella quintana, which spreads through body lice and causes trench fever.

From Scientific American ● Mar. 15, 2019

“The increase in drug-resistant Shigella makes it even more critical to prevent shigellosis from spreading,” said Dr. Anna Bowen, a medical officer in CDC’s Waterborne Diseases Prevention Branch who led the study.

From MSNBC ● Apr. 7, 2015

Doctors are already seeing a spike in illnesses like typhoid and shigellosis, which arise from contaminated food or water.

From New York Times ● Feb. 20, 2010

Then there were all the diseases one is vulnerable to in the woods—giardiasis, eastern equine encephalitis, Rocky Mountain spotted fever, Lyme disease, ehrlichiosis, schistosomiasis, brucellosis, and shigellosis, to offer but a sampling.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson