Source: allfoodbusiness.com

11-22-2007 15:34

Symptoms: People exposed to the shigelloses germ may experience mild or severe diarrhea, often with fever and traces of blood or mucous in the stool. Some infected people may not show any symptoms.

Onset: One to seven days after exposure but usually within two to three days.

Duration: Persons with diarrhea usually recover completely, although it may be several months before their bowel habits are entirely normal.

Diagnosis: Laboratory tests that identify Shigelloses in the stools of an infected person. The laboratory can also do special tests to tell which type of Shigella the person has and which antibiotics, if any, would be best to treat it.

Treatment: Shigellosis can usually be treated with antibiotics. Persons with mild infections will usually recover quickly without antibiotic treatment.

Prevention: The single most important prevention activity is careful hand washing.

 

Editor:Xiong Qu