Bacteria<unk>  is caused by a bacterial infection with Shigella, a bacterium that is genetically similar to and was once classified as E. coli. There are three serogroups and one serotype of Shigella: * Shigella flexneri * Shigella boydii * Shigella dysenteriae and * Shigella sonnei (serotype) The probability of being infected by any given strain of Shigella varies around the world. For instance, S. sonnei is the most common in the United States, while S. dysenteriae and S. boydii are rare in the U.S. Transmission Shigella is transmitted through the fecal-oral route of individuals infected with the disease, whether or not they are exhibiting symptoms. Long-term carriers of the bacteria are rare. The bacteria can infect not just humans but other primates as well.
Shigellosis
Brucellosis
Salmonellosis
Bartonellosis
Bacillary dysentery
Travelers' diarrhea
Campylobacteriosis
Porcine epidemic diarrhoea