shigellosis
[ shig-uh-loh-sis ]
nounPathology.
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.
Origin of shigellosis
1First recorded in 1945–50; shigell(a) + -osis
- Also called bacillary dysentery .
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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
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