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This book has been created for patients who have decided to make education and research an integral part of the treatment process. Although it also gives information useful to doctors, caregivers and other health professionals, it tells patients where and how to look for information covering virtually all topics related to shigellosis (also Shigella gastroenteritis; Shigellosis), from the essentials to the most advanced areas of research. The title of this book includes the word official. This reflects the fact that the sourcebook draws from public, academic, government, and peer-reviewed research. Selected readings from various agencies are reproduced to give you some of the latest official information available to date on shigellosis. Given patients' increasing sophistication in using the Internet, abundant references to reliable Internet-based resources are provided throughout this sourcebook. Where possible, guidance is provided on how to obtain free-of-charge, primary research results as well as more detailed information via the Internet. E-book and electronic versions of this sourcebook are fully interactive with each of the Internet sites mentioned (clicking on a hyperlink automatically opens your browser to the site indicated). Hard-copy users of this sourcebook can type cited Web addresses directly into their browsers to obtain access to the corresponding sites. In addition to extensive references accessible via the Internet, chapters include glossaries of technical or uncommon terms. ... Read more

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This book provides a state-of-the-art review of the variousaspects ofepithelial cell invasion by Shigellla. Themolecular mechanism of entry intocells, intracellulargrowth and cell-to-cell spread are analysed as wellasgenetics, structure, and function of Shiga toxin and ofthelipopolysaccharide (LPS). Finally, the applications of thesestudiesin the development of vaccines are reviewed. Thisexhaustive coverage was made possible by a collaborativeeffort of some of the major researchers in the field. ... Read more

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Webster's bibliographic and event-based timelines are comprehensive in scope, covering virtually all topics, geographic locations and people. They do so from a linguistic point of view, and in the case of this book, the focus is on "Shigellosis," including when used in literature (e.g. all authors that might have Shigellosis in their name). As such, this book represents the largest compilation of timeline events associated with Shigellosis when it is used in proper noun form. Webster's timelines cover bibliographic citations, patented inventions, as well as non-conventional and alternative meanings which capture ambiguities in usage. These furthermore cover all parts of speech (possessive, institutional usage, geographic usage) and contexts, including pop culture, the arts, social sciences (linguistics, history, geography, economics, sociology, political science), business, computer science, literature, law, medicine, psychology, mathematics, chemistry, physics, biology and other physical sciences. This "data dump" results in a comprehensive set of entries for a bibliographic and/or event-based timeline on the proper name Shigellosis, since editorial decisions to include or exclude events is purely a linguistic process. The resulting entries are used under license or with permission, used under "fair use" conditions, used in agreement with the original authors, or are in the public domain. ... Read more

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Title: Green bananas reduce severity of shigellosis: cuts duration of chronic diarrhea.(Infectious Diseases)
Author: Damian McNamara
Publication: Pediatric News (Magazine/Journal)
Date: September 1, 2003
Publisher: International Medical News Group
Volume: 37Issue: 9Page: 17(1)

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Title: Shigellosis among swimmers in a freshwater lake.(Original Article)
Author: Martha Iwamoto
Publication: Southern Medical Journal (Magazine/Journal)
Date: August 1, 2005
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Volume: 98Issue: 8Page: 774(5)

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Avoiding hard-to-understand medical jargon, the four-volume “Gale Encyclopedia of Children’s Health” uses language that parents can understand, while still providing enough depth to benefit today's health science students. The set provides in-depth coverage of pediatric diseases and disorders, along with issues related to physical and cognitive/behavioral development.

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This digital document is an article from Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine, 3rd ed., brought to you by Gale®, a part of Cengage Learning, a world leader in e-research and educational publishing for libraries, schools and businesses.The length of the article is 1117 words.The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase.You can view it with any web browser.The third edition of this authoritative, comprehensive, in-depth medical guide features information on medical topics in language accessible to adult laypersons. Disease/disorder articles typically cover definition; description; causes and symptoms; diagnosis; treatments; prevention; and more. Test/treatment articles typically cover definition; purposes; precautions; preparation; risks; normal and abnormal results; and much more. ... Read more

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Title: Green banana diet improves childhood shigellosis: cuts duration of chronic diarrhea.(Children's Health)
Author: Damian McNamara
Publication: Family Practice News (Magazine/Journal)
Date: October 15, 2003
Publisher: International Medical News Group
Volume: 33Issue: 20Page: 24(1)

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Title: Multidrug-resistant Shigellosis outbreaks.(ID CONSULT)
Author: Mary Anne Jackson
Publication: Pediatric News (Magazine/Journal)
Date: July 1, 2010
Publisher: International Medical News Group
Volume: 44Issue: 7Page: 16(1)

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Shigella is a genus of Gram-negative, non-spore forming rod-shaped bacteria closely related to Escherichia coli and Salmonella. The causative agent of human shigellosis, Shigella cause disease in primates, but not in other mammals. It is only naturally found in humans and apes. During infection, it typically causes dysentery. Group A?C are physiologically similar; S. sonnei (group D) can be differentiated on the basis of biochemical metabolism assays. Three Shigella groups are the major disease-causing species: S. flexneri is the most frequently isolated species worldwide and accounts for 60% of cases in the developing world; S. sonnei causes 77% of cases in the developed world, compared to only 15% of cases in the developing world; and S. dysenteriae is usually the cause of epidemics of dysentery, particularly in confined populations such as refugee camps. ... Read more

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Title: Hygiene reduces shigellosis in day care centers.(Infectious Diseases)
Author: Melinda Tanzola
Publication: Pediatric News (Magazine/Journal)
Date: November 1, 2006
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 40Issue: 11Page: 22(1)

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Title: Food may be vehicle for Shigella boydii 20: first study of its kind.(Clinical Rounds)
Author: Doug Brunk
Publication: Family Practice News (Magazine/Journal)
Date: May 15, 2004
Publisher: International Medical News Group
Volume: 34Issue: 10Page: 21(1)

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Title: The patient's page.(drug administration and dosage tips)
Author: Jennifer McKinney
Publication: Southern Medical Journal (Magazine/Journal)
Date: August 1, 2005
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Volume: 98Issue: 8Page: 849(1)

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