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

Example Sentences

Severe shigellosis can spread into the blood, which can be life-threatening.

From Washington Post • Feb. 25, 2023

In the colonias, that has led to higher rates of hepatitis A, salmonellosis, shigellosis and tuberculosis compared with the rest of the state, according to researchers at the University of Texas.

From Scientific American • Apr. 23, 2018

“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