shigella
noun
shi·gel·la shi-ˈge-lə 
plural shigellae shi-ˈge-(ˌ)lē
-(ˌ)lī
also shigellas 1
: any of a genus (Shigella) of nonmotile enterobacteria that cause dysenteries in animals and especially humans see enterobacterium illustration
2
: shigellosis
Example Sentences
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Gary Warth, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Oct. 2021 Levine has conducted human challenge trials for decades, using this approach on research into cholera, shigella, and malaria, among other diseases. Helen Branswell, STAT, 1 May 2020 Syphilis, gonorrhea, shigella and hepatitis C have all been on the rise in recent years. oregonlive.com, 20 June 2019 Strains of shigella spreading locally have also shown to be mostly resistant to the common antibiotics used to treat the disease. oregonlive.com, 20 June 2019 About 100 people attended the birthday party, and more may still get sick, as symptoms of shigella can take one to three days to show up after someone is infected, Communicable Disease Control director Carmel Clements said. Jane Wester, charlotteobserver, 2 July 2018 Sokalski said the organisms doctors are most concerned about this time of year are salmonella, shigella, campylobacter jejuni, E.coli 0157:H7 and norovirus. Donna Vickroy, Daily Southtown, 20 June 2018 Also, while the most common symptoms of food poisoning include vomiting and diarrhea, several organisms — shigella, Yersinia and Clostridium perfringens — only cause diarrhea, and a severe infection with Listeria monocytogenes involves mainly fever. New York Times, 28 May 2018 In addition to strains of E. coli and C. diff that can cause gastrointestinal infections, the researchers also found species of shigella and salmonella bacteria. Andrew Joseph, STAT, 17 Apr. 2018 See More
Gary Warth, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Oct. 2021 Levine has conducted human challenge trials for decades, using this approach on research into cholera, shigella, and malaria, among other diseases. Helen Branswell, STAT, 1 May 2020 Syphilis, gonorrhea, shigella and hepatitis C have all been on the rise in recent years. oregonlive.com, 20 June 2019 Strains of shigella spreading locally have also shown to be mostly resistant to the common antibiotics used to treat the disease. oregonlive.com, 20 June 2019 About 100 people attended the birthday party, and more may still get sick, as symptoms of shigella can take one to three days to show up after someone is infected, Communicable Disease Control director Carmel Clements said. Jane Wester, charlotteobserver, 2 July 2018 Sokalski said the organisms doctors are most concerned about this time of year are salmonella, shigella, campylobacter jejuni, E.coli 0157:H7 and norovirus. Donna Vickroy, Daily Southtown, 20 June 2018 Also, while the most common symptoms of food poisoning include vomiting and diarrhea, several organisms — shigella, Yersinia and Clostridium perfringens — only cause diarrhea, and a severe infection with Listeria monocytogenes involves mainly fever. New York Times, 28 May 2018 In addition to strains of E. coli and C. diff that can cause gastrointestinal infections, the researchers also found species of shigella and salmonella bacteria. Andrew Joseph, STAT, 17 Apr. 2018 See More Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Kiyoshi Shiga †1957 Japanese bacteriologist
First Known Use
1937, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Medical Definition
shigella
noun
shi·gel·la shi-ˈgel-ə
1
capitalized : a genus of nonmotile aerobic bacteria of the family Enterobacteriaceae that form acid but no gas on many carbohydrates and that cause dysenteries in animals and especially humans
2
plural shigellae -ˌē also shigellas : any bacterium of the genus Shigella
also shigellas : any bacterium of the genus Shigella 3
: shigellosis