Environmental Engineering Reference
In-Depth Information
TABLE 1.4
(continued)
Disease
Specific
Reservoir
Common
Symptoms
Incubation
Prevention
Agent
Vehicle
in Brief
Period
and Control
Melioidosis
Pseudomonas
pseudomallei
Rats, guinea
pigs, cats,
rabbits, dogs,
horses
Contact with or
ingestion of
contaminated
excreta, soil, or
water
Acute diarrhea,
vomiting, high fever,
delirium, mania
Less than 2
days or
longer
Destroy rats. Protect food.
Thoroughly cook food.
Control biting insects.
Personal hygiene.
Brucellosis
(Undulant
fever)
Brucella
melitensis
-goat,
B. abortus
-
cow,
Br.
suis
-pig
Tissues, blood,
milk, urine,
infected
animals
Raw milk from
infected cows or
goats; also contact
with infected
animals
Insidious onset,
irregular fever,
sweating, chills, pains
in joints and muscles
5-21 days
or longer
Pasteurize all milk.
Eliminate infected
animals. Handle infected
carcasses with care.
Streptococcal
infections
Streptococcus
pyogenes
Nose, throat,
mouth
secretions
Contaminated
salads or milk
products
Sore throat and fever,
sudden in onset,
vomiting
1 - 3 days
Pasteurize all milk. Inspect
contacts. Same as
staphylococcus
Diphtheria
Coryne-
bacterium
Respiratory
tract, patient,
Contact and milk
or milk products
Acute febrile infection
of tonsils, throat, and
2 - 5 days or
longer
Pasteurize all milk.
Disinfect utensils. Inspect
