Waterborne Diseases

Disease Adenovirus Infection Amebiasis Campylobacteriosis Cryptosporidiosis Cholera E. Coli 0157:H7 Stomach cramps, dehydration, nausea, vomiting, fever, weight loss Watery diarrhea, vomiting, and leg cramps Symptoms Vary depending on which part of the body is infected Diarrhea, stomach pain, and stomach cramping Causes Drinking contaminated water Fecal matter of an infected person (usually ingested from a pool or an infected water supply) Chicken, unpasteurized milk, water Fecal matter of an infected person (can survive for days in chlorinated pools) Contaminated drinking water, rivers and coastal waters Incubation 5-8 days 2 to 4 weeks 2 to 10 days 2 to 10 days Two hours to 5 days

Diarrhea (may be bloody), abdominal pain, nausea, Undercooked ground beef, imported cheeses, 1 to 8 days vomiting, fever, HUS unpasteurized milk or juice, cider, alfalfa sprouts Diarrhea, excess gas, stomach or abdominal cramps, Giardiasis Swallowing recreational water contaminated with Giardia 1 to 2 weeks and upset stomach or nausea Fever, fatigue, stomach pain, nausea, dark urine, Ready-to-eat foods, fruit and juice, milk products, Hepatitis A 28 days jaundice shellfish, salads, vegetables, sandwiches, water Fever, chills, pneumonia, anorexia, muscle aches, Legionellosis Contaminated water 2-10 days diarrhea and vomiting Abdominal pain, headache, fever, nausea, diarrhea, Poultry, eggs, meat, meat products, milk, smoked fish, Salmonellosis 1-3 days chills, cramps protein foods, juice Nausea, vomiting, headache (a quarter of patients Vibrio Infection Raw shellfish, oysters 1 to 7+ days experience dysentery-like symptoms) Diarrhea, vomiting, nausea, cramps, headache, Water, ready-to-eat foods (salad, sandwiches, bread) Viral Gastroenteritis 24 to 48 hours muscle aches, tiredness, slight fever shellfish