Dysentery, Bacillary

Name	Dysentery, Bacillary
Synonyms	Bacillary Dysentery \| boydii Dysenteries, Shigella \| boydii Dysentery, Shigella \| dysenteriae Dysenteries, Shigella \| dysenteriae Dysentery, Shigella \| Dysenteries, Shigella \| Dysenteries, Shigella boydii \| Dysenteries, Shigella dysenteriae \| Dysenteries, Shigella flexneri \| Dysenteries, Shigella sonnei \| Dysentery, Shiga bacillus \| Dysentery, Shigella \| Dysentery, Shigella boydii \| Dysentery, Shigella dysenteriae \| Dysentery, Shigella dysenteriae type 1 \| Dysentery, Shigella flexneri \| Dysentery, Shigella sonnei \| flexneri Dysenteries, Shigella \| flexneri Dysentery, Shigella \| Shiga bacillus Dysentery \| Shigella boydii Dysenteries \| Shigella boydii Dysentery \| Shigella dysenteriae Dysenteries \| Shigella dysenteriae Dysentery \| Shigella Dysenteries \| Shigella Dysentery \| Shigella flexneri Dysenteries \| Shigella flexneri Dysentery \| Shigella sonnei Dysenteries \| Shigella sonnei Dysentery \| Shigellosis \| sonnei Dysenteries, Shigella \| sonnei Dysentery, Shigella
Definition	DYSENTERY caused by gram-negative rod-shaped enteric bacteria (ENTEROBACTERIACEAE), most often by the genus SHIGELLA. Shigella dysentery, Shigellosis, is classified into subgroups according to syndrome severity and the infectious species. Group A: SHIGELLA DYSENTERIAE (severest); Group B: SHIGELLA FLEXNERI; Group C: SHIGELLA BOYDII; and Group D: SHIGELLA SONNEI (mildest).
Categories	Bacterial infection or mycosis \| Digestive system disease
MeSH^® ID	D004405
External Links	DO DOID:12385

Top ↑ Ancestors

1.	Diseases ← Bacterial Infections and Mycoses ← Bacterial Infections ← Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections ← Enterobacteriaceae Infections ← Dysentery, Bacillary
2.	Diseases ← Digestive System Diseases ← Gastrointestinal Diseases ← Gastroenteritis ← Dysentery ← Dysentery, Bacillary
3.	Diseases ← Digestive System Diseases ← Gastrointestinal Diseases ← Intestinal Diseases ← Dysentery ← Dysentery, Bacillary

Top ↑ Descendants

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