Foodborne Illnesses

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Shigella spp.

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Found in human feces with illness. Happen when people eat/drink cont. food or water. Bact. in feces weeks after symptoms have ended. Linked to cont. TCS foods and produce. Bloody diarrhea, Abdominal pain and cramps, Fever (occasionally)

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Illness: Shigellosis

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Salmonella Typhi

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Only lives in humans, carried in bloodstream and intestinal tract. Linked to RTE foods and Beverages. Symptoms inc. High fever, weakness, abdominal pain, headache, loss of appetite, rash

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Illness: Typhoid fever

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Nontyphoidal Salmonella

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Carried by many farm animals naturally. Linked to poultry and eggs, meat, milk and dairy products, produce such as tomatoes, peppers and cantaloupes. Symptoms include diarrhea, abdominal cramps, vomiting, fever.

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Illness: Salmonellosis

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Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) E. Coli

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Found in cow intestines, and infected people. Cont. Meant during slaughtering. Liked to ground beef(raw and undercooked) and cont. produce. Symptoms: diarrhea (eventually becomes bloody), abdominal cramps, kidney failure (in severe cases)

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Illness: Hemorrhagic colitis

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Hepatitis A

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Mainly found in feces of people infected with it. Linked to shellfish from cont. water and RTE foods. Symptoms: fever (mild), general weakness, nausea, abdominal pain, jaundice (appears later)

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Illness: Hepatitis A

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Norovirus

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Very contagious. Linked with RTE foods and shell fish from cont. water. Symptoms: vomiting, diarrhea, nausea, abdominal cramps.

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Illness: Norovirus gastroenteritis