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Food & Waterborne Diseases
Food & Waterborne Diseases
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Nursing
Not Applicable
01/02/2012

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Term
Cholera
Definition
Water, partially or uncooked shellfish

Sudden onset vomiting, watery diarrhea, rapid dehydration, acidosis, poss. circulatory collapse and death
Term
E. Coli
Definition
Uncooked meat or other food fecal-Swimming in contaminated water

Severe bloody diarrhea, abdominal cramps
Term
Shigellosis
Definition
Feces

Diarrhea, fever, stomach cramps
Term
Salmonelloses
Definition
Contaminated poultry, eggs & meat, fecal oral

Gastroenteritis, enteric fever (AKA Typhoid Fever. classic presentation includes fever, malaise, diffuse abdominal pain, and constipation.), septicemia
Term
Hepatitis A
Definition
Contaminated food or water with human feces

Fever, anorexia, nausea, abdominal discomfort
Term
Gastroenteritis
Definition
Contaminated seafood, contaminated person fecal oral

Watery diarrhea, vomiting
Term
Dysentery
Definition
Contaminated water or milk

Abdominal pain, watery diarrhea, fever, blood and mucus almost always present in stool
Term
Leptospirosis
Definition
Exposure to urine of infected animals

High fever, severe headache, chills, vomiting, kidney & liver failure
Term
Shigellosis or bacillary dysentery
Definition
Contaminated Water

Diarrhea, fever, stomach cramps
Term
Typhoid (enteric) fever
Definition
Contaminated water from carriers

Septicemia (blood infection, Chills; High fever; Rapid breathing; Rapid heart rate.)
Term
Giardiasis
Definition
Contaminated water from infected person

Diarrhea, abdominal cramps
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