DISEASES

Disease-gene associations mined from literature

Human genes for shigellosis

Shigellosis [DOID:12385]

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.

Synonyms:  shigellosis,  DOID:12385,  shigellosises,  bacillary dysentery,  Shigella boydii infectious disease ...