contagious diarhhea is a major killer of the young and elderly in a lot of the world. Real nasty thing. U can lose water fast with it. Not quite as bad as cholera at least.

Metro Health Dept warns about breakout of contagious disease | WHAS11.com Louisville

WHAS11) – WHAS11 has learned of a warning from the Metro Health Department about an outbreak of a contagious disease.

There have been 65 confirmed cases of shigellosis in the last three months. The average is 62 cases per year. Half the new cases are in kids aged three-years-old and under.

The health department says shigellosis is highly contagious. It is spread by bacteria on the hands which is then transferred to the mouth.

The best way to keep from getting sick is just by washing your hands. Symptoms of shigellosis include diarrhea, abdominal cramps, high fever, loss of appetite, nausea, and vomiting.

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Yeah, but most of them are in the third world where it's hard to get rehydrated. You can get cholera in London (say) and pretty much medicate yourself through it without even needing to take a sick day.

Though, I guess with the state of the US health system...

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