Shigella sonnei (the most common species in the U.S.) Shigella flexneri; Shigella boydii; Shigella dysenteriae; The transmission of most Shigella infections is caused by the bacterium passing from stools or soiled fingers of one person to
System maintenance. One advantage of the septic tank/absorption field system is that it has no moving parts, but it does require maintenance. Annual inspections of your septic system are recommended to ensure that it is working properly and to determine when scum and sludge in the septic tank should be cleaned out.
Since it is absorbed slowly from the gastrointestinal tract, the best treatment for poisoning is administration of a large amount of an absorbent such as activated charcoal to bind with the paraquat, followed by a cathartic to shorten transit time.