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Term ID: | 19345 |
Name: | shigellosis |
Definition: | Shigellosis is a bacterial infection leading to dysentery and is caused by Shigella, which are small, ubiquitous Gram-negative bacteria belonging to the enterobacteria family. There are four species: S. dysenteriae, S. flexneri, S. boydii and S. sonnei, all of which cause bacillary dysentery and are strictly limited to human hosts. |
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Synonyms: | bacillary dysentery; flexner's dysentery; japanese dysentery; Shigella boydii infectious disease; Shigella dysentery; Shigella flexneri infectious disease; Shigella gastroenteritis; Shigella sonnei infectious disease; shigellosis |
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