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

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

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 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