Types of Shigella

Shigella dysenteriae S. dysenteriae and S. boydii are rare in the United States, though they continue to be important causes of disease in the developing world. Shigella dysenteriae type 1 can be deadly 2.

Shigella sonnei (the most common species in the United States) Shigella flexneri Shigella boydii Shigella dysenteriae Getting Shigella germs on their hands and then touching your food or mouth. You can get Shigella germs on your hands after: Touching surfaces contaminated with germs from stool from ...

Shigella germs are in the stool (poop) of sick people while they have diarrhea and for up to a week or two after the diarrhea has gone away. Shigella germs are very contagious; it takes just a small number of Shigella germs to make someone sick.