Shigellosis

noun

1. Dysentery caused by any of various species of shigellae, occurring most frequently in areas where poor sanitation and malnutrition are prevalent and commonly affecting children and infants.
2. A form of dysentery caused by intestinal infection with Shigella bacteria
3. an acute infection of the intestine by shigella bacteria; characterized by diarrhea and fever and abdominal pains