Waterborne Agents/disease Flashcards
1
Q
Campybacter jejuni
A
Bacteria-acute gastroenteritis
2
Q
Salmonella spp.
A
Bacteria- Salmonellosis, typhoid fever
3
Q
Shigella spp.
A
Bacteria- shigellosis (bacterial dysentery)
4
Q
Escherichia coli
A
Bacteria-acute gastroenteritis
5
Q
Hepatitis A virus
A
Infectious hepatitis
6
Q
Norovirus
A
Acute gastroenteritis
7
Q
Poliovirus
A
Poliomyelitis
8
Q
Giardia intestinalis
A
Eukaryotic parasite- giardiasis
9
Q
Schistosoma spp.
A
Schistosomiasis
10
Q
Entamoeba histolytica
A
Eukaryotic parasite- amebic dysentery
11
Q
Gonyaulax (saxitoxin)
A
Toxin producer- paralytic shellfish poisoning
12
Q
Gambierdiscus (ciguatoxin)
A
Fish poisoning
13
Q
Vibrio cholerae
A
Bacteria-cholera