{"id":95421,"date":"2026-03-29T12:09:18","date_gmt":"2026-03-29T06:39:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=95421"},"modified":"2026-03-30T12:58:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T07:28:14","slug":"shigellosis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/shigellosis\/","title":{"rendered":"Shigellosis"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Shigellosis Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, an outbreak of shigellosis, or shigella infection has been reported in Kerala.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Shigellosis<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is an infection caused by the <\/span><b>Shigella bacteria.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is <\/span><b>highly contagious,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> causes acute diarrhoea, and can affect anyone, but children under five are particularly susceptible.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is one of the leading bacterial causes of diarrhoea worldwide.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Humans are the only <\/span><b>natural reservoir<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of the <\/span><b>Shigella bacteria.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The disease may be <\/span><b>more severe in young children<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, older adults, immune-compromised individuals or malnourished persons.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Transmission<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The infection is transmitted through <\/span><b>direct, close contact with infected individuals<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, through the <\/span><b>faecal-oral route and through sexual contact.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It can also spread through <\/span><b>contaminated food and water<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> or contact with faeces of an infected person.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Symptoms<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The most <\/span><b>common symptoms is diarrhoea,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> which can be bloody, contain mucus and last for a prolonged period of three days or more.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Other symptoms <\/span><b>include stomach cramps,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> vomiting, fever and feeling the need to pass stool even when the bowels are empty.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Treatment:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is <\/span><b>typically self-limiting<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which means in most mild cases.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Medicines, <\/span><b>including antibiotics<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> may be prescribed for a serious infection.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source:<\/b> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/sci-tech\/health\/all-you-need-to-know-about-shigellosis\/article70791612.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TH<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shigellosis is a highly contagious infection caused by Shigella bacteria, leading to acute diarrhoea, especially affecting children under five. 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