According to the health department, two types of Shigella typically circulate in Oregon. Although both strains can cause severe diarrhea, officials are not seeing the strain which can cause more severe or fatal illness. However, they note the strains circulating in Multnomah County are resistant to several antibiotics.

Dying of dysentery is now more than just a video game meme in Oregon. In a shocking turn of events that straightaway unfolded as a plot twist from The Oregon Trail, dysentery, the aggressive bacterial disease known as shigellosis, has become a major problem in Oregon’s urban areas. This resurgence of the disease is aville cloudy mirror of the "Oregon Trail" game: what started out as a memes-like meme in thefts now borders reality in a densely populated state like Multnomah County, Oregon.

Third world filth alert! Dysentery cases rise in Portland. Dysentery is spread thru the Fecal Oral route. Also known as shigella, dysentery is a highly contagious bacterial disease that can cause fever, cramps, vomiting and diarrhea. It is spread very easily from person to person."

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Cases in Multnomah County among people who have not left the country nearly doubled last year, and the number appears to be rising.