Flexner dysentery
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Flexner bacillus dysentery — Flex·ner bacillus, dysentery (fleksґnər) [Simon Flexner, American pathologist, 1863–1946] see Shigella flexneri, and see bacillary dysentery, under dysentery … Medical dictionary
Flexner, Simon — ▪ American pathologist and bacteriologist born March 25, 1863, Louisville, Ky., U.S. died May 2, 1946, New York, N.Y. American pathologist and bacteriologist who isolated (1899) a common strain (Shigella dysenteriae) of dysentery bacillus… … Universalium
Flexner — Flẹxner, Simon, amerikanischer Pathologe und Bakteriologe, * Louisville (Ky.) 25. 3. 1863, ✝ New York 2. 5. 1946; Professor (ab 1896) in Baltimore (Maryland) und Philadelphia (Pennsylvania); ab 1903 Leiter des Rockefeller Institute (heute… … Universal-Lexikon
bacillary dysentery — dysentery caused by infection with bacteria of the genus Shigella, marked by intestinal pain, tenesmus, diarrhea with mucus and blood in the feces, and often toxemia; it is especially prevalent in tropical countries, but frequently occurs… … Medical dictionary
Simon Flexner — Dr. Simon Flexner, alrededor de 1910. Nacimiento 25 de marzo de 1863 Louisville Fallecimiento 2 de mayo de 1946 Nueva York … Wikipedia Español
Shigella — A group of bacteria that normally inhabit the intestinal tract and cause infantile gastroenteritis, summer diarrhea of childhood and various forms of dysentery including epidemic and opportunistic bacillary dysentery. Named for the Japanese… … Medical dictionary
Edward Bright Vedder — Infobox Scientist name = Edward Bright Vedder image width = caption = birth date = 1878 birth place = New York City death date = 1952 death place = residence = citizenship = nationality = ethnicity = field = Medicine work institution = U.S. Army… … Wikipedia
Washington, George — born Feb. 22, 1732, Westmoreland county, Va. died Dec. 14, 1799, Mount Vernon, Va., U.S. American Revolutionary commander in chief (1775–83) and first president of the U.S. (1789–97). Born into a wealthy family, he was educated privately. In 1752 … Universalium
Shigella flexneri — a species that causes severe bacillary dysentery. It has six serovars and two variants (X and Y); type 2 produces an enterotoxin. The organisms ferment mannitol but not lactose. Called also Flexner bacillus … Medical dictionary
ДИЗЕНТЕРИЯ — ДИЗЕНТЕРИЯ, dysenteria(отгреч. dys частица, означающая дурное качество, и enteron кишка), острая заразная болезнь, проявляющаяся в воспалении толстых кишок с кровавыми испражнениями и с мучительными тенезмами; на этом основании Д. называется… … Большая медицинская энциклопедия
