shigella
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U.S. CDC Sounds the Alarm: A Diarrhoea Superbug Is Resisting Drugs and Spreading Fast
Officials with the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention are sounding the alarm over a diarrhoea-causing superbug. The CDC’s data shows a noticeable rise in extensively drug-resistant strains of Shigella bacteria over the past half-decade. Though these infections are typically not severe, antibiotics are needed to prevent and treat life-threatening cases, and the bacteria can…
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A Drug-Resistant Form Of Dysentery Is Appearing In The US
A drug-resistant form of dysentery known as Shigellosis has begun to appear in the US, prompting the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention to recommend that doctors stop providing antibiotics to treat mild forms of the illness.