What is Shigellosis?
"Shigellosis is an infectious disease caused by a group of bacteria called Shigella." Most who are infected with Shigella bacteria might develop diarrhea, fever, and stomach cramps. Its symptoms are usually resolved in 5 to 7 days. People with Shigellosis are rare in America. A severe infection with high fever might happen to babies under the age of 2.
"Some people who are infected may have no symptoms at all, but may still pass the Shigella bacteria to others."
Although people with mild symptoms of Shigellosis recover quickly without antibiotic treatment, appropriate antibiotic treatment may shorten the duration of illness even more and decrease the possibility of the spread of infection.
"Antibiotic treatment is recommended for patients with severe disease, bloody diarrhea, or compromised immune systems." People should keep in mind that resistance to some traditional antibiotics is increasing.
"Antidiarrheal agents such as loperamide (Imodium®) or diphenoxylate with atropine (Lomotil®) can make the illness worse and should be avoided."
What are some ways to prevent the illness?
Currently, there is no vaccine to prevent shigellosis. However, the spread of Shigella from an infected person to other persons can be stopped mostly by high conditioned hygiene.
"Shigellosis is an infectious disease caused by a group of bacteria called Shigella." Most who are infected with Shigella bacteria might develop diarrhea, fever, and stomach cramps. Its symptoms are usually resolved in 5 to 7 days. People with Shigellosis are rare in America. A severe infection with high fever might happen to babies under the age of 2.
"Some people who are infected may have no symptoms at all, but may still pass the Shigella bacteria to others."
What kind of germ is Shigella, and how do you get infected by it?
"The Shigella germ is actually a family of bacteria that can cause diarrhea in humans." They are microscopic living creatures, so tiny that we are not able to observe them with our bear eyes. They are passed from person to person.
"Shigella were discovered over 100 years ago by a Japanese scientist named Shiga, for whom they are named.
"There are several different kinds of Shigella bacteria:
"The Shigella germ is actually a family of bacteria that can cause diarrhea in humans." They are microscopic living creatures, so tiny that we are not able to observe them with our bear eyes. They are passed from person to person.
"Shigella were discovered over 100 years ago by a Japanese scientist named Shiga, for whom they are named.
"There are several different kinds of Shigella bacteria:
- Shigella sonnei (Group D) - accounts for over two-thirds of shigellosis in the United States.
- Shigella flexneri (Group B) - accounts for almost all the rest.
- Shigella dysenteriae type 1 - rare, but a cause of deadly epidemics.
How can Shigellosis be treated?
Although people with mild symptoms of Shigellosis recover quickly without antibiotic treatment, appropriate antibiotic treatment may shorten the duration of illness even more and decrease the possibility of the spread of infection.
"Antibiotic treatment is recommended for patients with severe disease, bloody diarrhea, or compromised immune systems." People should keep in mind that resistance to some traditional antibiotics is increasing.
"Antidiarrheal agents such as loperamide (Imodium®) or diphenoxylate with atropine (Lomotil®) can make the illness worse and should be avoided."
What are some ways to prevent the illness?
Currently, there is no vaccine to prevent shigellosis. However, the spread of Shigella from an infected person to other persons can be stopped mostly by high conditioned hygiene.
- Frequent and careful handwashing is important among all age groups. Handwashing among children should be frequent and supervised by an adult in daycare centers and homes with children who have not been fully toilet trained.
- If a child in diapers has shigellosis, everyone who changes the child's diapers should be sure the diapers are thrown away properly in a closed-lid garbage can, and should wash his or her hands and the child’s hands carefully with soap and warm water immediately after changing the diapers. Then, the room should be immediately wiped down for the prevention of infection. It is also important that the infected child should not be in close contact with other children.
- Basic food safety precautions and disinfection of drinking water prevents Shigellosis from food and water. People with Shigellosis should definitely aware of cooking or eating food with other people. They should be careful of their diet in case of diarrhea.
Works Cited
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 16 Nov. 2009. Web. 22 Feb. 2013.
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