Once infected, the Shigella bacteria trigger symptoms including bloody diarrhea, stomach pain, and fever lasting five to seven days, according to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). The ...

Lane County health officials are warning of an increase in an uncommon infectious bacteria. The county has reported 18 ...

Postwar deprivation, dislocation, and disruption of sanitary and health services probably exacerbated the problem, but its proximate cause was infection by bacteria of the Shigella genus.