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shigellosis
[ shig-uh-loh-sis ]
/ ˌʃɪg əˈloʊ sɪs /
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noun Pathology.
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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Also called bacillary dysentery .
Origin of shigellosis
First recorded in 1945–50; shigell(a) + -osis
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How to use shigellosis in a sentence
The bacterium Shigella flexneri — one cause of the infectious disease shigellosis — can spread within cells that line the gut by propelling itself through the cells’ barriers.
A bacteria-virus arms race could lead to a new way to treat shigellosis|Erin Garcia de Jesús|December 14, 2021|Science NewsWhat’s more, antibiotics to treat shigellosis can be expensive and hard to access in those places.
A bacteria-virus arms race could lead to a new way to treat shigellosis|Erin Garcia de Jesús|December 14, 2021|Science News