Shigella Flashcards
1
Q
shape
A
non-coliform, gram (-) bacili
2
Q
reservoir
A
humans
3
Q
transmission
A
- self inoculation from fecally contaminated hands
- infestion of fecally contaminated foods
- person-toperson contact from fecally contaminated hands
4
Q
signs and symptoms
A
- abdominal pain, fever
- bloody diarrhea with mucus and puss
- straining to defecate
- complications: febrile seizures, confusion and other neurological complications may appear
5
Q
shiga toxin (Stx)
A
A-B toxin that inhbited protein synthesis by attacking the rRNA of the large ribosomal subunit
*locaated on the chromosome
