Signs & Symptoms | Make Me Feel Better | Lions and Tiger and Microbes, Oh My! | Hodge Podge | As Avril Lavigne said, " It's so complicated" |
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What is diarrhea?
Sing the jingle: The last word in the Pepto Bismol jingle is a common symptoms of shigellosis.
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What is azithromyacin?
Z- Pack is the commonly known name for what antibiotic that treats shigella?
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What is four?
How many stains of shigella are there?
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What is lower gastrointestinal?
This half of the digestive system is the main target of shigella strains.
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What is dehydration?
This complication of shigellosis can be treated with gatorade, pedialyte or in sever cases an IV.
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What is cramp?
This symptom originates from the Old High German word "Krampfo".
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What is close contact?
Antimicrobial drugs will shorten the duration of shigellosis and prevent spreading it to those within what type of proximity?
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What is s. sonnei?
This strain of shigella is commonly found in DEVELOPED countries.
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What is feces?
Caretakers of those with shigellosis must be very careful of contact with this bodily waste.
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What is the kidneys?
These two organs may fail when exposure to a shigella strain is sever and prolonged.
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What is fever?
In what 1958 #1 hit did singer Peggy Lee complain of this symptom when being kissed, held tight, in the morning and all through the night?
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What is s. flaexneri?
This strain of shigella has a vaccine that is currently in the works.
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What is s. felxneri?
This strain of shigella is found in DEVELOPING countries.
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What is cells?
Shigella is able to hide from the immune system by residing in this host component of the human body.
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What is genetically?
Blame it on the genes! Predisposure to the bacterium can be passed this way.
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