Chapter 15: Foodborne and Waterborne Bacterial Diseases

What are the two intoxications?

Staphylococcal Food Poisoning and Botulism

What is Staphylococcoal Food poisoning

Food poisoning caused by heat resistant enterotoxin from S. aureus and this causes fast vomiting and cramp

What is botulism caused by

Clostridium botulinum

What does botulism do

The bacteria that causes botulism produces a neurotoxin that causes flaccid paralysis

What disease is often linked to honey

Infant botulism

What is Cholera

It is a disease that causes water loss which leads to sever dehydration and shock

What is Cholera caused by

Vibrio Cholerae

What are the two types of E. coli diarrheas

ETEC and EHEC

What is ETEC

It is Enterotoxin E. coli which causes travelers diarrhea

What is EHEC

Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia Coli and it produces Shiga toxin causing intestinal damage and kidney failure

What is salmonellosis

nontyphoidal salmonella which causes food poisoning and comes from poultry and eggs

What is typhoid fever caused by

Salmonella typhi

What symptoms are present in typhoid fever

Bloody stools, rose spots, and deep ulcers

What is Shigellosis

Its a contagious bacterial infection that causes bloody diarrhea

What is Clostridium difficile

It is a disease that causes diarrhea from taking antibiotics

What is Peptic Ulcer Disease caused by

H. Pylori

What does Peptic Ulcer do

It creates ammonia to survive the conditions of the stomach which breaks down the stomachs protection leading to ulcers and increasing cancer risk

What is Listeriosis caused by

Listeria monocytogenes

What does Listeriosis do

It’s a psychrotroph that grows in fridges causing meningitis in newborns and pregnant people

What Vibrio species is linked to gastroenteritis from seafood?

V. parahaenolyticus

Which Vibrio species comes from oysters or wounds and is highly virulent in liver disease?

V. Vulnificus