Environmental Engineering Reference
In-Depth Information
TABLE 1.4
(continued)
Disease
Specific
Reservoir
Common
Symptoms
Incubation
Prevention
Agent
Vehicle
in Brief
Period
and Control
Yersiniosis
Yersinia
entercolitica,
Yersinia pseu-
dotuberculosis
Wild and
domestic
animals, birds,
man, surface
water
Raw milk and milk
products, seafoods,
raw and rare meats,
infected food-
handlers,
contaminated water
Diarrhea, cramps,
fever, headache,
vomiting, skin rash,
pseudo-appendicitis
3 - 7 days,
usually 2 - 3
days
Sanitary disposal of
human, dog, and cat feces.
Safe water. Pasteurize
milk. Food sanitation.
Wash hands. Organism
grows at 40
◦
F.
Thoroughly cook food.
Listeriosis
Listeria
monocytogenes
Goats, cattle,
man, fowl, soil,
water, sewage
Raw milk,
contaminated
pasteurized milk and
milk products,
contaminated
vegetables
Fever, headache,
nausea, vomiting,
meningeal
symptoms
Probably a
few days-3
weeks
Avoid contact with
infected persons and
aborted animal fetuses,
raw milk and meats.
Listeria grows at 37
◦
to
113
◦
F.
Vibrio
vulnificus
gastroenteritis
Vibrio
vulnificus
Oysters, sea
water,
sediment,
plankton
Raw or lightly
cooked seafood,
i.e., oysters
Fever, chills,
vomiting, nausea,
diarrhea
16 hr
Same as
Vibrio
parahaemolyticus
gastroenterits.
