Symptoms of Shigellosis

General information about symptoms of Shigellosis: The symptom information on this page attempts to provide a list of some possible symptoms of Shigellosis. This symptom information has been gathered from various sources, may not be fully accurate, and may not be the full list of symptoms of Shigellosis. Furthermore, symptoms of Shigellosis may vary on an individual basis for each patient. Only your doctor can provide adequate diagnosis of symptoms and whether they are indeed symptoms of Shigellosis.

List of symptoms of Shigellosis: The list of symptoms mentioned in various sources for Shigellosis includes:

Bloody diarrhea
Fever
Nausea
Vomiting
Abdominal cramps
Intestinal pain
Tenesmus (straining at stool)
Mucus in stool
Bloody stool
Toxemia - reaction to spreading bacterial toxins

Symptoms of Shigellosis: Most who are infected with Shigella develop diarrhea, fever, and stomach cramps starting a day or two after they are exposed to the bacterium. The diarrhea is often bloody. Shigellosis usually resolves in 5 to 7 days. In some persons, especially young children and the elderly, the diarrhea can be so severe that the patient needs to be hospitalized. A severe infection with high fever may also be associated with seizures in children less than 2 years old. Some persons who are infected may have no symptoms at all, but may still pass the Shigella bacteria to others. ¹

More symptoms of Shigellosis: In addition to the above information, to get a full picture of the possible symptoms of this condition and its related conditions, it may be necessary to examine symptoms that may be caused by complications of Shigellosis, underlying causes of Shigellosis, associated conditions for Shigellosis, risk factors for Shigellosis, or other related conditions.

Medical articles on symptoms: These general reference articles may be of interest:

Footnotes:
1. excerpt from Shigellosis (General): DBMD

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