diarrhea SHIT Flashcards
invasive species
campylobacter jejuni EIEC salmonella typhi non-typhi salmonella shigella
non-invasive species
toxin producing
B. cereus EHEC ETEC C. difficile C. perfingens Cholera S. aureus
parasites causing diarrhea
giardia
cryptosporidum
which cause is the most common in BC
campylobacter
EIEC symptoms
fever, abdominal pain, mucous/bloody diarrhea
salmonella typhi symptoms
sudden, crampy diarrhea with PROLONGED fever, “rose” spots
non-typhi salmonella symptoms
nausea, diarrhea, fever, vomiting
shigella symptoms
fever, watery diarrhea, small bloody stool
B. cereus symptoms
A–nausea, vomiting, cramps (preformed exotoxin)
B–watery diarrhea (secondary endotoxin)
EHEC toxin
shiga-like toxin
EHEC symptoms
large bloody diarrhea and no fever
most common cause of travellers diarrhea
ETEC
ETEC symptoms
watery diarrhea
cramps
C. difficile symptoms
unformed watery stools with odour
C. perfingens symptoms
sudden watery diarrhea, cramps (sometimes vomit)