Betekenis van:
shigellosis

shigellosis
Zelfstandig naamwoord
    • an acute infection of the intestine by shigella bacteria; characterized by diarrhea and fever and abdominal pains

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    Voorbeeldzinnen

    1. Shigellosis
    2. SHIGELLOSIS
    3. Any person meeting the clinical criteria and with laboratory criteria for probable case with an epidemiological link to a chain of transmission where at least one case has been independently verified by a WHO SARS reference and verification laboratory SHIGELLOSIS (Shigella spp.) Clinical criteria Any person with at least one of the following four: Diarrhoea Fever Vomiting Abdominal pain Laboratory criteria Isolation of Shigella spp. from a clinical specimen Epidemiological criteria At least one of the following five epidemiological links: Human to human transmission Exposure to a common source Animal to human transmission Exposure to contaminated food/drinking water Environmental exposure Case classification