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Intestinal infections due to Shigella
Link to WHO Definition
Intestinal infections due to Shigella – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/2080365623
A disease caused by an infection with the gram-negative bacteria genus Shigella. This disease is characterised by an acute onset of small volume diarrhoea, accompanied by fever and nausea. This disease may also present with toxaemia, vomiting, cramps, and tenesmus. Transmission is by ingestion of contaminated food, or direct contact. Confirmation is by identification of Shigella in a faecal sample.
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- Shigellosis due to Shigella dysenteriae
- Shigellosis due to Shigella boydii
- Bacterial enteritis due to Shigella
- Sepsis due to shigella with septic shock
- Shigellosis due to Shigella flexneri
- Bacterial colitis due to Shigella
- Sepsis due to shigella without mention of septic shock
- Shigellosis due to Shigella sonnei