shigellosis
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of shigellosis
First recorded in 1945–50; shigell(a) + -osis
Example Sentences
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In the past, shigellosis has predominantly affected children under 4.
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 medical name is Shigella sonnei, but it’s one of the germs that causes shigellosis — otherwise known as “Delhi belly” or “Montezuma’s revenge.”
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
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