Term
Vibrio Parahaemolyticus Gastroenteritis |
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Definition
Cholera like diarrhea, but milder;
Vibrio parahaemolyticus |
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Term
Vibrio vulnificus gastroenteritis |
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Definition
Rapidly spreading GI tissue destruction
Vibrio vulnificans |
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Term
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Definition
Watery diarrhea
Escherichia coli |
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Term
Shiga toxin-producing E. coli |
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Definition
GI tissue damage, dysentary, hemorragic colitis, hemolytic uremic syndrome, possible kidney failure
Escherichia coli |
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Term
Campylobacter gastroenteritis |
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Definition
Fever, abdominal pain, diarrhea
Campylobacter jejuni |
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Term
Helicobacter peptic ulcer disease |
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Definition
Peptic ulcers;
Helicobacter pylori |
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Term
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Definition
Abdominal pain, mild diarrhea, similar to appendicitis
Yersinia enterocolitica |
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Term
Clostridium perfringens gastroenteritis |
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Definition
diarrhea
Clostridium perfringens |
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Term
Clostridium difficile- associated diarrhea |
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Definition
mild diarrhea to colitis;
Clostridium difficile |
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Term
Bacillus cereus Gastroenteritis |
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Definition
diarrhea, nausea, and vomiting
Bacillus cereus |
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Term
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Definition
mostly subclinical, fever, headache, malaise
Hepatitis A Virus |
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Term
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Definition
Usually subclinical, fever, malaise, likely to cause liver damage
Hepatitis B Virus |
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Term
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Definition
Usually subclinical fever, malaise, likely to cause liver damage and become chronic
Hepatitis C Virus |
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Term
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Definition
Severe liver damage and high mortality rate
Hepatitis D Virus |
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Term
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Definition
Mostly subclinical, fever, headache, malaise, high mortality rate among pregnant women
Hepatitis E Virus |
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Term
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Definition
Painful swelling of parotid glands
Mumps virus |
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Term
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Definition
Vomiting and diarrhea for about a week
Rotavirus |
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Term
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Definition
Hallucinations, restricted blood flow to the limbs
Claviceps purpurea |
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Term
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Definition
Liver cirrhosis and cancer
Aspergillus flavus |
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Term
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Definition
Diarrhea and inhibited nutritional absorption in GI tract
Giardia lamblia |
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Term
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Definition
diarrhea
Cryptosporidium hominis |
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Term
Cyclospora diarrheal infection |
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Definition
Watery diarrhea;
Cyclospora cayetanensis |
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