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Signs and Symptoms
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Lions and Tigers and Microbes, Oh My!
The big 'ol melting pot
As Avril Lavigne said, "It's so complicated"
100
Pepto Bismol can be quite the life saver, what is the last symptom listed in the Pepto Bismol jingle?
What is diarrhea?
100
Cipro is the common brand name for what antimicrobial drug?
What is ciprofloxacin?
100
How many strains of shigella are there?
What is four?
100
Shigella strains are commonly found in what type of 'cooked' or not so cooked food?
What is under cooked?
100
What common complication of shigella can be fixed by drinking Gatorade or pedialyte?
What is dehydration?
200
When plagued with shigellosis, what may be found in the stool?
What is blood?
200
Z-Pack is the commonly known brand name of what antimicrobial drug?
What is azithromyacin?
200
What type of bacterial, nonmotile bacillus am I?
What is Gram negative??
200
Shigella attacks which half of the digestive system?
What is lower gastrointestinal?
200
If the exposure is severe enough, what organ(s) may fail?
What is the kidneys?
300
Shigellosis can last as long as a __________ of school or work.
What is a week?
300
Xifaxin in the brand name for what less commonly known antimicrobial drug?
What is rifaximin?
300
What form of shigellosis is the MOST toxic with a mortality rate as high as 20%?
What is s. dysenteriae?
300
Caretakers of those with any shigella strain must be careful of what bodily waste containing live specimens of the bacteria?
What is fecal matter?
300
What post-infectious ailment of sever cases of shigella cause pain of the joints?
What is arthritis?
400
What symptom originates from the Old High German word "Krampfo"?
What is cramp?
400
Antimicrobial drugs will shorten the duration of shigellosis and prevent spreading it to those within what type of exposure?
What is close contact?
400
In developing countries, what is the common type of shigella?
What is s. flexneri?
400
How many different polypeptides are crammed into one shigella bacterium?
What is 20?
400
Blame it on the genes! Predisposure to shigella can be passed how?
What is genetically?
500
In what 1958 #1 hit did singer Peggy Lee complain of this symptom when being kissed, held tight, in the morning and all though the night?
What is fever?
500
What strain of shigellosis has a vaccine that is currently being created by scientists?
What is s. flaexneri?
500
What type of shigella is commonly found in developed countries?
What is s. sonnei?
500
Shigella is able to hide from the immune system by residing in what host component of the human body?
What is body cells?
500
If a person is infected with a certain strain of shigella, are they able to contract a different strain?
What is yes?