Orally transmitted Water Borne pathogens and their significance in health conditions
BACTERIA
Campylobacter jejuni | Diarrhea |
Escherichiacoli | Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome Chronic and acute diarrhea |
Salmonellatyphi | Salmonellosis Enteric fever |
Shigellaspecies | Bacillary dysentery Shigellosis |
Vibrio cholerae | Cholera |
Yerisiniaenterocolitica | Gastroenteritis |
Pseudomonasaeruginosa | Diarrhea Dermatitis |
VIRUS
Adeno virus | Respiratory and eye infection |
Entero virus | Â |
Polio virus | Aseptic meningitis |
Echo virus | Aseptic meningitis Diarrhea Respiratory infection |
Coxsackievirus | Aseptic meningitis Herpangina Myocardiatis |
Hepatitis Avirus | Infectious hepatitis |
Norwalk and Rotavirus | Infantile diarrhea |
PROTOZOA
Entaemob1 histolytica | Amoebic dysentery |
Giardia intestinalis | Giardiasis |
Cryptosporidiumparvum | Diarrhea |
HELMINTHES
Dracunculusmedinensis | Dracunculosis / Guinea worm disease |
Ancylostomaduodenale | Hookworm infection |
Ancylostoma duodenale | Ascariasis or Roundworm infection |
Strongyloidesstercoralis / Threadworm | Strongyloidiasis |
Trichunalistrichiuria / Whipworm | Trichuriasis |