Shigella Flashcards
1
Q
How to classify Shigella?
A
Gram negative enterobacterales
2
Q
What are the 4 species?
A
S. dysenteriae, S.flexneri, S.boydii, S.sonnei
3
Q
What is the infectious dose?
A
Low
-Highly contagious
4
Q
What does it cause?
A
Bacterial dysentery - infection of intestines
5
Q
What will the stools contain?
A
Blood and mucus
6
Q
It is the leading cause of…?
A
Diarrhoea
7
Q
How is it transmitted?
A
Faecal-oral, flies
(mostly through human to human)
