a disease or dysentery caused by shigella bacteria and common in areas of poor sanitation and malnutrition
shigellosis in American English
(ˌʃɪgəˈloʊsɪs)
noun
dysentery caused by various strains of shigella
Word origin
< shigella + -osis
shigellosis in American English
(ˌʃɪɡəˈlousɪs)
noun
Pathology
an acute intestinal infection caused by a bacterium of the genus Shigella, esp. S. dysenteriae, common among children and characterized by fever, abdominal pain, and diarrhea
Also called: bacillary dysentery
Word origin
[1945–50; shigell(a) + -osis]This word is first recorded in the period 1945–50. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: beeper, fail-safe, regression analysis, shootout, taxi squad-osis is a suffix occurring in nouns that denote actions, conditions, or states (hypnosis; leukocytosis; osmosis), esp. disorders or abnormal states (chlorosis; neurofibromatosis; tuberculosis)
Examples of 'shigellosis' in a sentence
shigellosis
Diarrheal illnesses, particularly cholera and shigellosis, provide an important opportunity to apply a comparative approach.
Benjamin A Cash, Xavier Rodó, Michael Emch, Md Yunus, Abu S G Faruque, Mercedes Pascual 2014, 'Cholera and shigellosis: different epidemiology but similar responses to climate variability.',PLoS ONEhttp://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4168003?pdf=render. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
In contrast, shigellosis increased from 8.3% in 2010 to 12.1% in 2011.
Mussaret Bano Zaidi, Mussaret Bano Zaidi, Teresa eEstrada-Garcia, Freddy Daniel Campos,Rodolfo eChim, Francisco eArjona, Magda eLeón, Alba eMichell, Damien eChaussabel 2013, 'Incidence, clinical presentation, and antimicrobial resistance trends in Salmonellaand Shigella infections from children in Yucatan, Mexico', Frontiers in Microbiologyhttp://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2013.00288/full. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Improved surveillance will help guide the prevention and control of shigellosis.
Shaofu Qiu, Yong Wang, Xuebin Xu, Peng Li, Rongzhang Hao, Chaojie Yang, Nan Liu, ZhenjunLi, Zhongqiang Wang, Jian Wang, Zhihao Wu, Wenli Su, Guang Yang, Huiming Jin, LiguiWang, Yansong Sun, Zhengan Yuan, Liuyu Huang, Hongbin Song 2013, 'Multidrug-Resistant Atypical Variants of Shigella flexneri in China', Emerging Infectious Diseaseshttps://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/19/7/11-1221_article. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
In 2000, shigellosis traced to a commercially prepared dip developed in 406 persons nationwide.
Akiko C. Kimura, Kammy Johnson, Mary S. Palumbo, Jacqueline Hopkins, Janice C. Boase,Roshan Reporter, Marcia Goldoft, Karen R. Stefonek, Jeff A. Farrar, Thomas J. VanGilder, Duc J. Vugia 2004, 'Multistate Shigellosis Outbreak and Commercially Prepared Food', Emerging Infectious Diseaseshttps://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/10/6/03-0599_article. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Multidrug resistance increases concern about shigellosis treatment options.
Kamonporn Poramathikul, Ladaporn Bodhidatta, Sivhour Chiek, Wilawan Oransathid, SirigadeRuekit, Panida Nobthai, Woradee Lurchachaiwong, Oralak Serichantalergs, Chanthap Lon,Brett Swierczewski 2016, 'Multidrug-Resistant Shigella Infections in Patients with Diarrhea, Cambodia, 2014–2015',Emerging Infectious Diseaseshttps://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/22/9/15-2058_article. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Shigellosis-containing strategies, mostly single or multiple interventions, are implemented by primary-level health departments.
Tianmu Chen, Ross Ka-Kit Leung, Zi Zhou, Ruchun Liu, Xixing Zhang, Lijie Zhang 2014, 'Investigation of key interventions for shigellosis outbreak control in China.', PLoS ONEhttp://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3988114?pdf=render. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
More respondents could not explain causes of shigellosis (23%) compared with cholera (7.3%, p < 0.001).
Hutubessy Raymond, Ali Said M, Khatib Ahmed M, Schaetti Christian, Chaignat Claire-Lise,Weiss Mitchell G 2010, 'Social and cultural features of cholera and shigellosis in peri-urban and rural communitiesof Zanzibar', BMC Infectious Diseaseshttp://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/10/339. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
This suggests a causative link to acute respiratory infections during shigellosis.
Protim Sarker, Sultan Ahmed, Snigdha Tiash, Rokeya Sultana Rekha, Roger Stromberg,Jan Andersson, Peter Bergman, Gudmundur H Gudmundsson, Birgitta Agerberth, RubhanaRaqib 2011, 'Phenylbutyrate counteracts Shigella mediated downregulation of cathelicidin in rabbitlung and intestinal epithelia: a potential therapeutic strategy.', PLoS ONEhttp://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3108617?pdf=render. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Vaccination can be a countermeasure against emerging antibiotic-resistant shigellosis.
Min Jung Kim, Min Jung Kim, Young-hye Moon, Heejoo Kim, Semi Rho, Young Kee Shin,Manki Song, Richard Walker, Cecil Czerkinsky, Cecil Czerkinsky, Dong Wook Kim, Jae-OukKim 2018, 'Cross-Protective Shigella Whole-Cell Vaccine With a Truncated O-Polysaccharide Chain',Frontiers in Microbiologyhttps://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2018.02609/full. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)