Gastroenteritis Flashcards
what are some risk factor associated with GI infection
<5y/o, old age, malnutrition deficiency, closed communities, exposure to contaminated food/water,
what symptoms are usually associated with gastroenteritis
abdominal pain, diarrhoea, vomiting, sometimes fever
what is the most common causative organism for gastroenteritis
campylobacter
describe how people get infected with campylobacter organism
through raw poultry especially, also raw milk
less likely to spread person to person
describe the incubation period of campylobacter infection
16-48 hours
what symptoms are seen in campylobacter infection
abdominal pain, fever, vomiting, diarrhoea, sometimes malaena
describe the incubation period of salmonella
12-48 hours
what symptoms are seen in salmonella
diarrhoea, vomiting, fever, abdominal pain(cramps)
where do people usually get salmonella infection from
raw poultry, meat, eggs
describe the symptoms for E. coli infection
watery diarrhoea, abdominal cramps, some vomiting
where do people usually get E. coli infection from
food or water contaminated with human faeces
give 2 examples of viruses that can cause gastroenetritis
norovirus and rotavirus
describe the symptoms of norovirus
onset sudden and unpredictable, sudden diarrhoea + vomiting, fever + abdo cramping also
describe the symptoms of rotavirus
acute onset of fever + vomiting, followed later by watery stools
describe the spread of rotavirus
faecal-oral, can cause outbreaks
