NBA FOODAdvocate » Shigella dysenteriae http://www.nbafoodadvocate.com By Richard J. Arsenault of Neblett Beard & Arsenault Wed, 28 Jul 2010 22:24:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 en hourly 1 Several Different Species of Shigella Can Cause Illness http://www.nbafoodadvocate.com/several-different-species-of-shigella-can-cause-illness-2668 http://www.nbafoodadvocate.com/several-different-species-of-shigella-can-cause-illness-2668#comments Sat, 09 Jan 2010 08:14:38 +0000 Richard J. Arsenault http://www.nbafoodadvocate.com/?p=2668 FYI copyShigella is a genus of bacteria that causes diarrheal illness in humans. Shigella microbes are known to pass person to person and food can sometimes serve as a contamination source. Shigella were discovered over 100 years ago by a Japanese scientist named Shiga, for whom they are named.

There are several species of Shigella bacteria: Shigella sonnei, also known as “Group D” Shigella, accounts for over two-thirds of cases of shigellosis, a Shigella infection, in the U.S. Shigella flexneri, or “group B” Shigella, accounts for most of the other cases. Other types of Shigella are rare in U.S., though they continue to be important causes of disease in the developing world. Shigella dysenteriae which is fond in the developing world, can cause dysentery and has been responsible for numerous deadly epidemics.

Once someone has had shigellosis, they are not likely to get infected with that specific type again for at least several years. However, they can still get infected with other types of Shigella.

]]> http://www.nbafoodadvocate.com/several-different-species-of-shigella-can-cause-illness-2668/feed 0 There Are Many Types of Shigella That Can Cause Illness http://www.nbafoodadvocate.com/there-are-many-types-of-shigella-that-can-cause-illness-1880 http://www.nbafoodadvocate.com/there-are-many-types-of-shigella-that-can-cause-illness-1880#comments Thu, 15 Oct 2009 19:00:42 +0000 Richard J. Arsenault http://www.nbafoodadvocate.com/?p=1880 Did You Know copyShigella is a family of bacteria that can cause diarrhea in humans. 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, also known as “group D” Shigella, accounts for over two-thirds of shigellosis in the United States. Shigella flexneri, or “group B” Shigella, accounts for almost all the rest. Other types of Shigella are rare in this country, though they continue to be major causes of disease in the developing world. One type found in the developing world, Shigella dysenteriae type 1, can be responsible for deadly epidemics.

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