shigellosis

Term ID

DOID:12385

Synonyms

• bacillary dysentery
• Shigella boydii infectious disease
• Shigella flexneri infectious disease
• Shigella gastroenteritis
• Shigella sonnei infectious disease

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. http://www.merck.com/mmpe/sec14/ch173/ch173q.html?qt=shigellosis&alt=sh

References

• GARD:4818
• ICD10CM:A03
• ICD10CM:A03.0
• ICD10CM:A03.1
• ICD10CM:A03.2
• ICD9CM:004
• ICD9CM:004.0
• ICD9CM:004.1
• ICD9CM:004.2
• KEGG:05131
• MESH:D004405
• NCI:C157978
• SNOMEDCT_US_2023_03_01:111817006
• SNOMEDCT_US_2023_03_01:34335000
• SNOMEDCT_US_2023_03_01:55760004
• SNOMEDCT_US_2023_03_01:66301008
• UMLS_CUI:C0013371
• UMLS_CUI:C0302358
• UMLS_CUI:C0302359
• UMLS_CUI:C0302360

Ontology

Human Disease   ( DOID:12385 )