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ILLNESS: Campylobacteriosis
BACTERIA: Campylobacter jejuni
Commonly associated food: Poultry
Most common symptoms: Fever
ILLNESS: Salmonellosis
BACTERIA: Salmonella spp.
Commonly associated food: Poultry and eggs
Most common symptoms: Fever
ILLNESS: Shigellosis
BACTERIA: Shigella spp.
Commonly associated food: Food easily contaminated by hands
Most common symptoms: Fever (occasionally)
ILLNESS: Listeriosis
BACTERIA: Listeria monocytogenes
Commonly associated food: Raw meat
Most common symptoms: Newborne (pneumonia)
ILLNESS: Botulism
BACTERIA: Clostridium botulism
Commonly associated food: ROP food
Most common symptoms:
INITIALLY: Nausea and vomiting
LATER: Weakness
TOXIN-MEDIATED INFECTIONS
ILLNESS: Hepatitis A
VIRUS: Hepatitis A
Commonly associated food: Ready-to-eat foods (deli meats, produce, salads)
Most common symptoms:
INITIALLY: Nausea
LATER: Jaundice
PARASITES
ILLNESS: Anisakiasis
PARASITE: Anisakis simplex
Commonly associated food: Cod
Most common symptoms:
NON-INVASIVE: Tingling in throat
INVASIVE: Nausea
ILLNESS: Cyclosporiasis
PARASITE: Cyclospora cayetanensis
Commonly associated food: Produce Irrigated or washed with water containing in the parasite
Most common symptoms: Nausea (mild to severe)
ILLNESS: Cryptosporidiosis
PARASITE: Cryptosporidium parvum
Commonly associated food: Untreated or improperly treated water
Most common symptoms: Nausea
ILLNESS: Gardiasis
PARASITE: Gardia duodenalis
Commonly associated food: Improperly treated water
Most common symptoms:
INITIALLY: Fever
LATER: Nausea
What Microorganisms needs to grow: FATTOM