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Shigella Flashcards

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shape

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non-coliform, gram (-) bacili

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reservoir

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humans

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transmission

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  • self inoculation from fecally contaminated hands
  • infestion of fecally contaminated foods
  • person-toperson contact from fecally contaminated hands
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signs and symptoms

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  • abdominal pain, fever
  • bloody diarrhea with mucus and puss
  • straining to defecate
  • complications: febrile seizures, confusion and other neurological complications may appear
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shiga toxin (Stx)

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A-B toxin that inhbited protein synthesis by attacking the rRNA of the large ribosomal subunit
*locaated on the chromosome

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