Shigella dysenteriae wani nau'in kwayoyin cuta ne da ke haifar da ciwon ciki, mai tsanani kuma wani lokacin ciwon hanji mai barazana ga rayuwa wanda ya hada da gudawa, ciwon ciki, zazzabi, da rashin ruwa. Shigella dysenteriae yana yaduwa ta hanyar fecal-baki, sau da yawa ta hanyar gurɓataccen abinci ko ruwa, kuma yana yaduwa a wuraren da rashin tsabta da tsabta. Ana iya magance kamuwa da cutar ta hanyar maganin rigakafi da gyaran ruwa, amma yana iya zama haɗari musamman ga yara ƙanana da masu raunin garkuwar jiki.