Bacillary Dysentery

DYSENTERY caused by gram-negative rod-shaped enteric bacteria (ENTEROBACTERIACEAE), most often by the genus SHIGELLA. Shigella dysentery, Shigellosis, is classified into subgroups according to syndrome severity and the infectious species. Group A: SHIGELLA DYSENTERIAE (severest); Group B: SHIGELLA FLEXNERI; Group C: SHIGELLA BOYDII; and Group D: SHIGELLA SONNEI (mildest).

Also Known As:

Shigellosis; Dysentery, Shigella; Dysentery, Bacillary; Dysentery, Shiga bacillus; Dysentery, Shigella boydii; Dysentery, Shigella dysenteriae; Dysentery, Shigella dysenteriae type 1; Dysentery, Shigella flexneri; Dysentery, Shigella sonnei; Shigella Dysentery; Shigella Infection; Dysenteries, Shigella; Dysenteries, Shigella boydii; Dysenteries, Shigella dysenteriae; Dysenteries, Shigella flexneri; Dysenteries, Shigella sonnei; Infection, Shigella; Infections, Shigella; Shiga bacillus Dysentery; Shigella Dysenteries; Shigella Infections; Shigella boydii Dysenteries; Shigella boydii Dysentery; Shigella dysenteriae Dysenteries; Shigella dysenteriae Dysentery; Shigella flexneri Dysenteries; Shigella flexneri Dysentery; Shigella sonnei Dysenteries; Shigella sonnei Dysentery

Infections: 526564
- Bacterial Infections and Mycoses: 1
  - Bacterial Infections: 24368
    - Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections: 918
      - Enterobacteriaceae Infections: 141
        Bacillary Dysentery: 1430
Digestive System Diseases: 1042
- Gastrointestinal Diseases: 5874
  - Gastroenteritis: 4572
    - Dysentery: 1859
      - Bacillary Dysentery: 1430
  - Intestinal Diseases: 1601
    - Dysentery: 1859
      - Bacillary Dysentery: 1430

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