Shigellosis

Shigellosis is a worldwide common intestinal disease which is caused by the Shigella bacteria. The prolonged gestation can be transferred by anal oral sexual contact at finger games or saltlicks between mouth and anus area. The causative agents can be transferred also about contaminated water or foods polluted

Symptoms

Few days after the infection it comes to fever, headaches, abdomen spasms and a heavy one, watery, perhaps bloody diarrhea. It can come to 20 defecations on the day. The diarrhea leads to a high fluid loss which can get dangerous primarily for immune weakened people. How long the illness lasts and how heavily the patients are concerned is different.

Diagnose

The causative agents are proved in the stool taken freshly.

Therapy

The illness is given therapy to with antibiotics.



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