Feces of healthy people can save lives (HumanMicrobes)
Medical researchers are looking for volunteers who are willing to earn $4,250 (about NIS 15,000) for participating in their research.
The catch?
You may have diarrhea for a week, and you'll need to spend up to 11 days in the hospital even if you don't, according to the Gizmodo website.
The experiment, which takes place at Emory University in Atlanta, is called a human challenge experiment, which means that research participants are deliberately exposed to an infectious disease.
In this case, they will be exposed to the Shigella bacteria, which is the main cause of dysentery.
Emory scientists are working on a stronger vaccine to fight Shigella because antibiotic-resistant strains of this bacteria are emerging.
The study volunteers, a total of 120 between the ages of 18 and 49, will drink the bacteria after receiving the vaccine or a placebo.
After that, they will all be hospitalized for up to 11 days and transferred to follow-up, and they will have to be available for outpatient visits for eight months.
Would you be willing to participate in the experiment?
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The symptoms of Shigellosis disease (Shigellosis) caused by the Shigella bacterium, usually appear one or two days after infection, and include diarrhea (which may also be mucous or bloody), high fever, and abdominal pain.
The duration of the illness ranges from five to seven days.
The diagnosis of the mala is made by a stool test which is carried out according to the discretion of the attending physician.
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The Shigella bacterium mainly affects small children between the ages of one and four, and like other diarrheal diseases it is typical of the summer season.
According to data from the Ministry of Health, several thousand cases of Shigella are diagnosed in Israel every year.
There are four different species of Shigella, with the most common species in Israel responsible for 95 percent of cases being Shigella sonnei.
Like most diarrheal diseases, it is a very contagious disease, and sometimes, and especially when there are many cases of infection, it is necessary to take special measures in order to stop the spread of the disease.
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