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Waterborne Illness

See Also
1. Foodborne Illness
2. Diarrhea
Risk Factors
1. Travel to endemic areas of waterborne illness
2. Intake
  1. Untreated water
  2. Unpasteurized dairy products
Causes of Waterborne Diarrheal infection
1. Bacteria
  1. Escherichia coli (rapid onset 12-72 hours)
  2. Nontyphoidal Salmonella (rapid onset 12-36 hours)
  3. Shigella (Intermediate onset 1-3 days)
  4. Yersinia enterocolitica (slow onset 3-7 days)
  5. Campylobacter jejuni (Intermediate onset 3-5 days)
  6. Leptospira (onset delayed 4-19 days)
  7. Brucellosis
2. Protozoa
  1. Giardia lamblia (Onset delayed 5-25 days)
    1. Giardia lamblia
    2. Giardia intestinalis
  2. Cryptosporidium parvum (Onset delayed 2-10 days)
  3. Amebiasis
Prevention
1. See Water Disinfection

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