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Group # 2. Melanie, Spencer, Steven. Cryptosporidium…. Is caused by animal and human waste getting in the water supply. People with low immune systems can developed life threating illness. Not a known treatment for it. . How not to get it.
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Group # 2 Melanie, Spencer, Steven.
Cryptosporidium… • Is caused by animal and human waste getting in the water supply. • People with low immune systems can developed life threating illness. • Not a known treatment for it.
How not to get it. • You can keep safe from this by washing your hands, drinking safe clean water, eat safe food, and avoiding contact with infected people or animals
Signs of being infected • Slight fever. • Upset stomach. • Stomach cramps. • Watery diarrhea.
Timing • You will notice signs of swallowing this within 2 to 10 days. • People at risk for this is people who deal with human waste such as day care workers and such.
If… • If you have a good immune system then the best thing to do is to drink lots of liquids and get some sleep. • If you don’t have a good immune system then you might need special treatment from the doctor.
Giardia • It is a parasite • It colonizes and reproduces in the small intestines • The parasite causes giardiasis also known as beaver fever.
Symptoms • Diarrhea • Excess gas • Stomach/abdominal cramps • Headache/Nausea • Loss of appetite • Vomiting
Prevention/Treatment • Better hygiene • Use medication
Shigella • Is a bacteria that is closely related to Salmonella • Only naturally found in humans and apes • Become infected by ingestion of the bacteria • Bacteria causes shigellosis
Symptoms • Diarrhea • Dysentary
Prevention/Treatment • Better hygiene • antibiotics
References • http://www.cdc.gov/