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==Overview== | |||
Symptoms may range from mild [[abdomen|abdominal]] discomfort to full-blown [[dysentery]] characterized by [[cramps]], [[diarrhea]], [[fever]], [[vomiting]], [[blood]], [[pus]], or [[mucus]] in [[stool]]s or [[tenesmus]]<ref>Merck Manuals Online Edition: [http://www.merck.com/mmhe/sec17/ch190/ch190q.html ''Shigellosis'']</ref>. Onset time is 12 to 50 hours. | |||
In some persons, especially young children and the elderly, the [[diarrhea]] can be so severe that the patient needs to be hospitalized. A severe infection with high [[fever]] may also be associated with [[seizures]] in children less than 2 years old. Some persons who are infected may have no symptoms at all, but may still pass the Shigella bacteria to others. | |||
===Symptoms=== | |||
* Symptoms | |||
*:* [[Fever]] (40%) | |||
*:* [[Blood]]y [[Diarrhea]] (40-50%) | |||
*:* [[Vomiting]] (35%) | |||
*:* [[Abdominal Pain]] (90%) | |||
*:* Mucoid [[Diarrhea]] (70-80%) | |||
* Constitutional symptoms often precede diarrhea | |||
* Small volume [[diarrhea]] ([[dehydration]] is unusual) | |||
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{{Reflist|2}} | {{Reflist|2}} | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Symptoms may range from mild abdominal discomfort to full-blown dysentery characterized by cramps, diarrhea, fever, vomiting, blood, pus, or mucus in stools or tenesmus[1]. Onset time is 12 to 50 hours.
In some persons, especially young children and the elderly, the diarrhea can be so severe that the patient needs to be hospitalized. A severe infection with high fever may also be associated with seizures in children less than 2 years old. Some persons who are infected may have no symptoms at all, but may still pass the Shigella bacteria to others.
Symptoms
- Symptoms
- Constitutional symptoms often precede diarrhea
- Small volume diarrhea (dehydration is unusual)
References
- ↑ Merck Manuals Online Edition: Shigellosis