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567489 tn?1297250714

Shigella anyone?

Has anyone here ever had Shigella/shigellosis?  I am from MA and there was a bad outbreak of it here in 1991.  I got it, along with my two kids who brought it home from day camp - bad bacterial intestinal sickness.  I just read some info that seems to want to link that infection with MS - has anyone else seen or heard (especially from a doc) anything about that?  Anyone else have it in their medical history?

Can't seem to stop rehashing my past medical experiences, in preparation for my neuro appt next week - and this just popped  into my head today... let me know if it rings a bell with you, ok?

-goodnite -

Jen
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I had shigella about 20yrs ago. I now have MS
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Hi, I just stumbled on your post sort of by accident, but I'm VERY intrigued. I had shigella in 2000. I was extremely ill and hospitalized for a week. I now have MS. I was diagnosed 2 years ago, 10 years after the shigella. I'd be really interested in any research you have done. This is the first time I've heard of this possible link. Thank you!
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567489 tn?1297250714
Just rereading this as I was doing some re-researching tonite.  Not sure why I would want to feel like I could leave ANYTHING out when trying to piece this puzzle together.  Now, almost 5 years after dx, my two adult kids have both developed some neuro-symptoms.  My 29 year old son has brain fog - he's  a PT and very aware that what he is experiencing is not normal, and I have not described what it feels like to me, yet his description is spot on to what I experience.  My 26 year old daughter had a TIA-like episode that landed her in the ER, with temporary loss of speech and numbness, a couple of years ago.  They both had Shigella in 1991 when I did (they caught it at summer camp and I caught it from them). I cannot remember what we were all given for it but if the Shigella wouldn't be the 'culprit' or at least maybe the dude that weakened the BBB on us, maybe the meds we received did it???  I will never stop trying to figure this out - especially now that my kids may be affected, and they each have a child.
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567489 tn?1297250714
Yikes and Giant OOPS!!!  You're a funny one too - just had you scrolled up too high on my screen when I wrote that -

Peace -

Jen
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220917 tn?1309784481
OK, I get the hint.  I'll try harder next time!

Wink,

Z*
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567489 tn?1297250714
and jensequitur.... you guys are too funny.
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338416 tn?1420045702
How much is that doggie, in the window, arf arf!
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147426 tn?1317265632
Hmmmm...I think the name Pavlov rings a bell.
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220917 tn?1309784481
Are we sure he wasn't a Nazi war criminal, this Shigella?

Zilla*
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147426 tn?1317265632
Hi, again.  Shigella does have a neurotoxin, but it is not considered a likely contender for one of the infections that may set up a person to develop MS.  It has, indeed, been studied for this and the evidence just wasn't there.  The most likely candidates at this point are EBV, HHV-6, and Chalmydia pneumoniae.

I think you can safely leave out that piece of information from the hisotry you give your neuro.

Quix, MD
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