SkipdirectlytositecontentSkipdirectlytopageoptionsSkipdirectlytoA-ZlinkSkipdirectlytoA-ZlinkSkipdirectlytoA-ZlinkShigella–ShigellosisSectionNavigationCDCHomeFacebookTwitterLinkedInSyndicateSymptomsMinusRelatedPagesPeoplewhoaresickfromShigellainfectionusuallystartexperiencingsymptoms1to2daysaftercontactwiththegerm.Symptomsofshigellosisinclude:Diarrhea(sometimesbloody)FeverStomachpainFeelingtheneedtopassstool[poop]evenwhenthebowelsareemptySomepeoplewithshigellosiswillnothaveanysymptoms.Symptomsusuallylast5to7days,butsomepeoplemayexperiencesymptomsanywherefromafewdaysto4ormoreweeks.Insomecases,itmaytakeseveralmonthsbeforebowelhabits(forexample,howoftensomeonepassesstoolandtheconsistencyoftheirstool)areentirelynormal.WhentoContactYourDoctorPeoplewithdiarrheashouldcontacttheirhealthcareprovideriftheyhaveanyofthesesymptoms:FeverBloodydiarrheaSeverestomachcrampingortendernessDehydratedFeelverysick.PeoplewhoareinpoorhealthorwhohaveimmunesystemsweakenedfromdiseasessuchasHIV/AIDS,orchemoterhapyforcancer,aremorelikelytogetsickforalongerperiodoftimeiftheyhaveshigellosis.Theyshouldcontacttheirhealthcareprovideriftheythinktheyhaveshigellosistodeterminethebestcourseoftreatment.RareSymptomsfromShigellaInfectionsPost-infectiousarthritisAbout2%1-4 ofpeoplewhoareinfectedwiththetypeofShigellacalledShigellaflexneriwillexperiencepost-infectiousarthritis,whichcausesjointpains,eyeirritation,andpainfulurination.Thesyndromeonlyoccursinpeoplewhohavespecificgeneticmakeupthatputsthematrisk1,5-7.Itcanlastformonthsoryears,andcanleadtochronicarthritis.Post-infectiousarthritisusuallydoesnotoccurinpeoplewhogetsickfromtheothertypesofShigella,calledS.sonnei8,9, S.boydii,orS.dystenteriae10.ReferencesSimonDG,KaslowRA,RosenbaumJ,KayeRL,CalinA.Reiter’ssyndromefollowingepidemicshigellosis.ExternalJRheumatol.1981;8(6):969-73.NoerHR.An“experimental”epidemicofReiter’sSyndrome.External1966;198(7):693-8.FinchM,RodeyG,LawrenceD,BlakeP.EpidemicReiter’ssyndromefollowinganoutbreakofshigellosis.EurJEpidemiol.1986;2(