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  1. Shigella infection - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

    Shigella infection is an illness that affects the intestine. Another name for it is shigellosis. It's caused by a group of germs called shigella bacteria.

  2. What do you know about shigellosis? - Mayo Clinic News Network

    Shigella infection (shigellosis) is an intestinal disease caused by a family of bacteria known as shigella. The main sign of shigella infection is diarrhea ...

  3. Shigella infection - Diagnosis and treatment - Mayo Clinic

    For severe shigella infection, antibiotics may shorten the length of the illness. However, some shigella bacteria have become drug resistant. So your doctor may ...

  4. Shigella infection - Doctors and departments - Mayo Clinic

    Shigella infection is an intestinal infection that causes diarrhea. Learn how to recognize, treat and prevent the spread of this contagious condition.

  5. Reactive arthritis - Symptoms & causes - Mayo Clinic

    Shigella; Yersinia. Reactive arthritis isn't contagious. However, the bacteria that cause it can be transmitted sexually or in contaminated food. Only a few ...

  6. Sulfamethoxazole And Trimethoprim (Oral Route) Description and Brand Names - Mayo Clinic

    ... shigellosis (bacillary dysentery). This medicine is also used to prevent or treat Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia or Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP), a ...

  7. Hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

    Damage to the small blood vessels in the kidneys can cause clots that clog the organ's filtering system. This can lead to life-threatening kidney failure.

  8. Proctitis - Symptoms & causes - Mayo Clinic

    Infections associated with foodborne illness, such as salmonella, shigella and campylobacter infections, also can cause proctitis. Radiation therapy for ...

  9. Diarrhea Causes - Mayo Clinic

    Shigella infection; Stomach surgery; Traveler's diarrhea. Chronic diarrhea causes may include: Celiac disease · Colon cancer · Crohn's disease · Inflammatory ...

  10. Food poisoning - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

    Shigella (bacterium), Usually, 1 to 2 days. Up to 7 days. Contact with a person who is sick. Food or water contaminated with human feces. Often ready-to-eat ...