Reliable detection of Win98 may not be possible. The most obvious symptom of shigellosis is diarrhea , but other symptoms include abdominal cramps, high fever, loss of appetite, nausea and vomiting, and painful, even bloody bowel movements. A child's first episodes of diarrhea may be large and watery. Later episodes may be smaller in volume, and the diarrhea may contain blood and mucus.
Shigellosis can also cause severe dehydration and other complications, like kidney failure.
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