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Understanding Shigella Food Poisoning by Melih Bayar is a document available to read on EtoBox.
The document discusses Shigella, a genus of bacteria that causes the disease shigellosis. It is spread through contaminated food or water or direct fecal-oral transmission. The main species that cause disease in humans are S. sonnei, S. flexneri, S. boydii, and S. dysenteriae. Shigellosis is characterized by bloody diarrhea and abdominal pain. Children, elderly, and immunocompromised individuals are most at risk. Shigella infections are common in tropical and subtropical regions and can be acquired abroad.
- Author
- Melih Bayar
- Language
- EN