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Shigella

Shigella is also called bacillary dysentery. 

Source  

Drinking water contaminated with human faeces or by eating food washed with contaminated water. 

 

  • Is common amongst young children

  • Is also common after foreign travel to areas where hygiene is poor

     

Symptoms 

The incubation period is 1 to 7 days. Symptoms include bloody diarrhoea.

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