Gastro: Source of Infection Flashcards
Staph. aureus
Food:
• high salt / sugar
• eg. ham
Bacillus cereus; emetic type
Starchy food:
• fried rice
Bacillus cereus; diarrhoeal type
Food: • meat • dried vegetables • soups • milk
Clostridium perfringens
Food: • beef • poultry • fish • sauces
Campylobacter
Poultry
Undercooked milk / meat
EHEC
Animals:
• Petting zoos
• undercooked meat
• faecally contaminated food
ETEC
Animals:
• Cattle
Person-person
• faecally contaminated food / drink
EPEC
Person to person
Faecal-oral route
Shigella
Person to person
Faecal-oral route
Salmonella
Animals
• poultry
• cattle
Faecally contaminated food / drink
Vibrio cholerae
Person to person via faecal oral
Free living in water
Vibrio parahaemolyticus
Shellfish growing in contaminated waters
Yersinia enterocolytica
Pigs
• faecal-oral
• undercooked meat
Giardia lamblia
Swimming in contaminated water
Faecal-oral
Entamoeba histolytica
Person-person by faecal-oral