The Big Five
Kimberly Aguirre
Shigella
Sources & Foods Linked:
Passes from a previous infected person (80% of time) or in foods such as salads, raw vegetables, milk/dairy, and poultry (20% of time).
Preventions: Always wash hands, when changing diapers dispose of them carefully, maintain proper levels of chlorine in pool, practice food safety, when traveling drink only bottled water.
Salmonella Typhi
Sources & Links: Lives only in humans, Typhoid Fever
Preventions: Get Vaccinated, Avoid risky foods
Enterohemorrhagic and shiga toxin-producing E. coli
Sources & Links- Live in intestines of animals, In contaminated meat, milk/dairy, sprouts, lettuce, and contaminated water.
Prevention: Wash hands, Cook thoroughly, Avoid raw milk, Avoid swallowing water in lakes, pools, etc, and prevent cross contamination.
Hepatitis A
Source & Links: Liver, Poor sanitation, contaminated water.
Prevention: Improve sanitation, food safety, and immunizations.
Norovirus (Food Poisoning)
Source & Links: Infected persons, Food contamination, and water.
Prevention: Wash your hands, wash fruits and veggies, Cook foods higher than 140 degrees.