Food and Water Borne Diseases


Foodborne complaint is a gastrointestinal( GI) tract infection or inflammation caused by food or drink containing dangerous bacteria, worms, contagions, or chemicals. Common symptoms of the foodborne diseases include nausea, diarrhea, abdominal pain, fever, and chills. Waterborne conditions are caused by microorganisms that are substantially transmitted through defiled freshwater. Data is available for some water, hygiene- related and sanitation conditions similar as cholera, salmonellosis, or shigellosis. Some of common Food and Water borne conditions are



• Travelers’ diarrhea.



• Giardia and cryptosporidium.



• Dysentery.



• Salmonella.



• Typhoid fever.



• Cholera.



• Hepatitis A



• Norovirus( Norwalk Virus)



• Campylobacter.



•E. coli.