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MeSH Heading: Dysentery, Bacillary
Tree Number(s): C01.150.252.400.310.229; C06.405.205.331.479; C06.405.469.300.479
Unique ID: D004405
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D004405
Annotation: coord IM with specific organism (IM) if pertinent
Scope Note: DYSENTERY caused by gram-negative rod-shaped enteric bacteria (ENTEROBACTERIACEAE), most often by the genus SHIGELLA. Shigella dysentery, Shigellosis, is classified into subgroups according to syndrome severity and the infectious species. Group A: SHIGELLA DYSENTERIAE (severest); Group B: SHIGELLA FLEXNERI; Group C: SHIGELLA BOYDII; and Group D: SHIGELLA SONNEI (mildest).
Entry Term(s): Dysentery, Shiga bacillus; Dysentery, Shigella boydii; Dysentery, Shigella dysenteriae; Dysentery, Shigella dysenteriae type 1; Dysentery, Shigella flexneri; Dysentery, Shigella sonnei; Shigella Dysentery; Shigella Infection; Shigellosis
NLM Classification #: WC 282
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2019/06/17

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cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemically induced (CI)

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prevention & control (PC)

psychology (PX)

radiotherapy (RT)

rehabilitation (RH)

surgery (SU)

therapy (TH)

transmission (TM)

urine (UR)

veterinary (VE)

virology (VI)

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