Flint residents and the surrounding counties are facing an uptick in
a bacterial illness frequently associated with poor hand washing
hygiene.
Genesee County, where Flint is the largest city,
has seen a significant increase in shigellosis, a highly communicable
illness that "can be stopped by frequent and careful hand washing with
soap and taking other hygiene measures," according to the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention.
"It is not a pleasant illness," said Suzanne Cupal, Public Health
Division Director with the Genesee County Health Department. "You lose
weight, get dehydrated, vomit, and have bloody diarrhea."
Genesee county had 76 confirmed of shigellosis since October of last
year, she said. The average is about 20 per year. Neighboring Saginaw
County has also seen a sharp rise in the infectious disease, she said.
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