shigellosis (DOID:12385)
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Synonyms: bacillary dysentery; Shigella boydii infectious disease; Shigella flexneri infectious disease; Shigella gastroenteritis; Shigella sonnei infectious disease
Alt IDs: DOID:11378, DOID:12950, DOID:2041, DOID:924, DOID:925, ICD10CM:A03, ICD10CM:A03.0, ICD10CM:A03.1, ICD10CM:A03.2, ICD9CM:004, ICD9CM:004.0, ICD9CM:004.1, ICD9CM:004.2, ICD9CM:004.3, ICD9CM:004.9, KEGG:05131, MESH:D004405, NCI:C157978, UMLS_CUI:C0013371, UMLS_CUI:C0302358, UMLS_CUI:C0302359, UMLS_CUI:C0302360
Definition: A primary bacterial infectious disease that results_in infection located_in epithelium of colon, has_material_basis_in Shigella boydii, has_material_basis_in Shigella dysenteriae, has_material_basis_in Shigella flexneri, or has_material_basis_in Shigella sonnei, which produce toxins that can attack the lining of the large intestine, causing swelling, ulcers on the intestinal wall, and bloody diarrhea. The bacteria are transmitted_by ingestion of food and water contaminated with feces.