Aquatic Zoonotic Situations Flashcards
What are foodborne diseases the result of?
ingestion of foodstuffs contaminated with microorganisms or chemicals
What are environmental diseases?
diseases that can be directly attributed to environmental factors
What is anthroopozoonosis?
transmission from vertebrates to humans
What is cyclozoonoses?
zoonosis that requires two different vertebrate hosts
What is metazoonoses?
zoonosis that requires invertebrate and vertebrate hosts
What is saprozoonoses?
zoonosis that requires a vertebrate host and an environmental factor
What are some sources of aquatic zoonoses?
drinking water, food, water body uses (swimming), coastal/other aquatic zones, pets, and veterinary practice
What lesions does mycobacterium cause?
nodules and ulcerations
What aquatic species are associated with Mycobacterium spp. spread?
zebra fish
What lesions/signs do the Vibrio spp. cause?
septicemia, gastrointestinal, otitis media, foodborne illness
What aquatic species are associated with Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae spread?
Cod and herring
How is Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae spread from fish to humans?
from the mucus of fish or via handling injuries
What does the Streptococcus species cause in relation to handling fish?
cellulitis, endocarditis
What aquatic animal is associated with the spread of Brucella ceti?
cetaceans
What aquatic animal is associated with the spread of Brucella pinnipedialsis?
pinnipeds
What does a BA light colony indicate (bacterial species)?
Aeromonas sp.
What does a BA dark colony indicate (bacterial species)?
Shewanella sp.
What does BYC light colony indicate (bacterial species)?
non-hemolytic
What does BYC dark colony indicate (bacterial species)?
Listonella anguilaria
What are the type of aquatic parasitic infectious agent?
Protozoa
Cestodes
Trematodes
Nematodes
What is the fish tapeworm?
Diphyllobothrium latum
What is the salmon tapeworm
Diphyllobothrium dendriticum
How can humans be infected with trematodes?
from eating raw or undercooked fish
What is ciguatera?
a fish born toxin that causes GI/neuromuscular disease
What is brevotoxin?
a toxin caused by Ptychodiscus brevis that causes paralytic shellfish poisoning
What are the symptoms of paralytic shellfish poisoning?
GI/neuromuscular disease
Coughing, spasm, rhinorrhea, watery eyes
What is scomboid?
poisoning from any processed fish that resembles histamine poisoning
What aquatic health hazards are indicator organisms in human food?
E. coli, entercocci, Salmonella, Streptococcus sp, Staphylococcus, Clostridia
What aquatic health hazards are indicator organisms in animal food?
Salmonella
What aquatic health hazards are indicator organisms in fish food?
Coliforms, fecal coliforms, enterococci, and Salmonella-Shigella agar candidates
