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When you think of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, what do you think their responsibility is? Usually to prevent diseases from spreading. There’s no greater worry the antibiotic-resistant bacteria that makes for “inflammatory diarrhea.” Of course, the CDC is interested in keeping an eye on diseases. In this case, there’s a very contagious variant of shigellosis going around,  which is well-known as an infection made by the Shigella bacteria. This has got healthcare providers in Charlotte, running wild all around like chickens without heads.

According to experts, these type of antibiotic resistant bacteria infections are difficult to treat. This may have to do with the fact that infections such as the shigella bacteria aren’t as responsive towards traditional treatment.

In an advisory announcement, the CDC had this to say:

“Given these potentially serious public health concerns, CDC asks healthcare professionals to be vigilant about suspecting and reporting cases of (extensively drug-resistant) Shigella infection to their local or state health department and educating patients and communities at increased risk about prevention and transmission.”

All this to be said, what can we learn about the shigella bacteria and why is it driving everyone in Charlotte absolutely crazy?

Shigella… Huh?

Shigella is known to be “easily transmissible” and “transmitted by the fecal-oral route, directly through person-to-person contact including sexual contact, and indirectly through contaminated food, water, and other routes,” according to the CDC.

In the U.S., infections are “historically” most commonly spread among young children.

this is a big problem as the CDC indicates that shigella being spread amongst young children could easily affect the next generation of the world. Although there is also the likelihood that it may be more rampant amongst adults or sexually fairy liberal, been there for a minute put up their defense is what it comes to, possibly acquiring shigella bacteria. These are things we have to be careful for if we want don’t want another COVID-19 worldwide pandemic. This is a disease transferred by touching fecal matter.

When it comes to shigella, CDC is on high alert. For instance, with this new rise of antibiotic resistant strains, there are much to observe about the symptoms and affects of shigella.

The CDC says that 2022 saw 5% of the infections are 0% like any of the strains from 2015. To make matters worse the CDC has been observing an increase in the antimicrobial resistance infections with the adults. According to their analysis, this is the most common what is individuals who have HIV, are homeless, who has traveled abroad, and members of the LGBT community.

Symptoms most common include bloody or prolonged diarrhea. I got the last up to three days, stomach pain, and even a fever. Having the shigella inside usually starts to make it apparent 1 to 2 days after the initial infection. What’s worse is that some people might not even have symptoms and can still spread it. It’s all very scary and dangerous.