Shigella enteritis

Shigella enteritis

Shigella gastroenteritis, shigellosis Infectious disease Inflammation of small intestinal mucosa by Shigellathe most communicable bacterial diarrhea, which is associated with poor sanitation and water supplies, contaminated food, crowded living conditions, fly-infested environments; it affects travelers to developing countries and those living on reservations, refugee camps, institutions Incubation 1-3 days Clinical Neurologic Sx can develop in children–febrile seizures, headache, lethargy, confusion, nuchal rigidity