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Cholera, gastrointestinal disease, toxin creates lots of fluids (water, Cl-, HCO-)
*bacterial disease of lower digestive system |
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S. typhi- typhoid fever, found only in humans, gets into body and causes organ failure, bacteria spreads throughout body, Salmonella lives in gallbladder, Typhoid Mary
*bacterial disease of lower digestive system |
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S. enterica- Salmonellosis, mortality rate <1% due to septic shock caused by endotoxin, associated with eggs and undercooked meat
*bacterial disease of lower digestive system |
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Shigellosis- produces Shiga endotoxin, causes inflammation and bleeding in gut (dysentery-worst form of Shigella)
*bacterial disease of lower digestive system |
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E. coli gastroenteritis-traveler's diarrhea and epidemic diarrhea in nurseries, enterohemorrhagic strains produce Shiga toxin (O=cell wall antigen, H=flagellar antigen), 50% from cattle and 50% from other food preparation methods
*bacterial disease of lower digestive system |
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| S. aureus-food poisoning, "double buckets", enterotoxin effects gut, how it happens: carriers or wound infection, foods handled post-cooking, high salt and sugar tolerance, can't grow at low or high temps, cooking won't kill enterotoxin |
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