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    150 cases of Shigella reportedly confirmed in Kansas City

    150 cases of Shigella reportedly confirmed in Kansas City

    Published September 26, 2015 FoxNews.com

    Shigellosis is an infectious disease caused by a group of bacteria called Shigella. Most who are infected with Shigella develop diarrhea, fever, and stomach cramps starting a day or two after they are exposed to the bacteria. (CDC.gov)


    There have reportedly been 150 confirmed cases of Shigella in Kansas City, Missouri, prompting city health officials to warn the public of the disease outbreak that causes high fever and abdominal problems.

    Fox 4 KC, citing newly released numbers from the Kansas City Health Department on Friday, reports the city usually sees 10 cases of Shigella per year, but so far in 2015 there have already been 150 reported cases. From Jan. 1 to July 1, there were only 16 cases, but in the last two months there have been 134 additional cases. The outbreak is 15-times the annual average.


    Shigella is an infectious bacterial illness that causes high-spiking fever, upward of 104 to 105 degrees. Doctors say Shigella could also cause seizures. The majority of the patients are children and many cases have been reported in daycares and elementary schools, according to the station.


    Symptoms include diarrhea, abdominal cramping, nausea, vomiting and fever. They say antibiotic treatment will help, though it requires culture testing to determine which medicine is needed.


    “What we are seeing with this which is unusual is we’re seeing three different patterns of resistance,” Kansas City Health Department Media Spokesperson Bill Snook told Fox 4 KC. “They need to go to a doctor because antibiotics will help less the duration of the virus.”


    Doctors say the best prevention is to wash your hands with soap and water, and then using paper towels to dry your hands because hand towels may capture lingering bacteria.

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    Shigella Virus Hits America, Foreign Visitors And Illegal Immigrants To Blame?

    Friday, April 3, 2015 6:20

    Shigella, a painful drug-resistant food poisoning, has now hit the United States. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said the pathogen is arriving in America via visitors to the country. Late last year U.S. Border Control agents also warned that a host of diseases were present in the tens of thousands of illegal immigrant children and adults who walked across the border from Mexico.

    The Shigella virus occurs when the bacteria infects the intestines and causes bloody or “mucus-laced” diarrha, rectal pain, and vomiting. Shigella outbreaks have occurred in multiple regions in America during the past year, according to the CDC. Approximately 250 people have been stricken with the virus, with about 20 percent of the patients requiring hospitalization. Click here to read more about the Shigella outbreak in the United States.

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