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release endotoxins. In addition, S. dysente- cells, thus causing severe diarrhea, dehydra-
riae produces an exotoxin that is a highly tion, acidosis, shock, and even death. The
toxic neurotoxin. This toxin can be neutral- mortality rate may be as high as 25% to 50%.
ized by a specific antibody. The mortality The most effective therapy is replacement of
rate of shigellosis is higher than that of water and electrolytes to correct severe dehy-
salmonellosis. Prevention of shigellosis can dration and salt depletion.
be achieved by sanitation, good hygiene, Vibrio cholerae remains a dreaded com-
water treatment, prevention of contamina- municable disease in many parts of the
tion, detection of carriers, and isolation of world, and much education and public health
patients from the general public. work needs to be done to reduce human suf-
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