A highly contagious disease is alarmingly on the rise in one US state. Cases of dysentery, also called shigellosis, are hiking up in the Portland metropolitan area of Oregon, according to the ...

To this purpose, this series of hospitalized patients suffering from bacteriologically proved acute shigellosis is reported. An attempt will be made to define and analyze a number of factors ...

The illness is mostly spread from person to person, and no specific “origin” has been pinpointed for the outbreak.

Health officials in Oregon are battling cases of dysentery amid a years-long rise in the highly contagious, diarrhea-inducing disease. There have been 40 confirmed cases of shigellosis, an infectious ...

Shigella is a bacteria that causes shigellosis, an intestinal infection. Symptoms of shigellosis include diarrhea, which can be bloody and last for more than three days, as well as fever and ...

The dysentery infection currently spreading most prominently among Multnomah County is shigellosis, the most common form of dysentery infection caused by the shigella bacteria. Data from the ...

Leveraging its World Health Organization (WHO)-prequalified Typhoid Conjugate Vaccine (ZyVac TCV) and a Shigella vaccine from its undisclosed partner, Zydus will conduct early-stage research, animal ...

Considering taking supplements to treat shigellosis? Below is a list of common natural remedies used to treat or reduce the symptoms of shigellosis. Follow the links to read common uses ...

Zydus Lifesciences on Tuesday said it will undertake development of a combination vaccine against shigellosis and typhoid. The company, with support from the Gates Foundation, will carry out early ...

(Image Credits: Pixabay) Zydus Lifesciences Limited on Tuesday announced its focus on the development of a combination vaccine against shigellosis and typhoid. This combination vaccine, being ...

Shigellosis, UTIs: 8–10mg/kg per day (of trimethoprim) in 2–4 equal divided doses every 6, 8, or 12 hours for up to 5 days (for shigellosis) or up to 14 days (for UTIs). Max 60mL/day.