Potential Infectious Agents In Wastewater Effluent From The South Dixie Water Reclamation Treatment Plant

KIND OF ORGANISM              HUMAN DISEASE ASSOCIATED WITH ORGANISM 
                         
Bacterial

Bacteroides fragilis          Diarrhea
Campylobacter sp.,            Enteritis, systemic
     jejuni
Cholera vibrios               Cholera
Enteropathogenie E. coli      Gastroenteritis
Escherichia coli,             Enteritis
     enteropathogenic         
Klebsiella pneumoniae         5% respiratory, enteritis
Legionella pneumophila        Respiratory, renal, other
Leptospira                    Leptospirosis (Weil's disease)
Mycobacteria, tuberculosis    Tuberculosis
Mycobacteria, non-            Respiratory, adenitis
     tuberculosis             granuloma
Proteus sp.                   Cutaneous, respiratory, other
Pseudomonas sp.               Cutaneous, respiratory, other
Salmonella sp.                Enteritis, systemic
Salmonella enteritidis        Enteritis
Salmonella paratyphi          Paratyphoid fever
Salmonella typhi              Typhoid fever
Salmonella typhiniurium       Food poisoning, salmonellosis
Shigella sp.                  Enteritis, bacillary dysentary
Staphylococcus aureus         Respiratory, enteric, cutaneous
Streptococcus beta,           Respiratory, enteric
     hemolytic
Yersinia enterocolitic        Enteritis, cutaneous

Blue-green Algae

Anabaena flos-aquae           Gastroenteritis
Microcystis aeruginosa        Gastroenteritis
Schizothrix calcicola         Gastroenteritis

Fungal

Candida albicans              Cutaneous, respiratory, other


Protozoan Parasites

Acanthamoeba castellani       Amoebic meningoencephalitis
Ancylostoma duodenale         Hookworm disease
Ascaris lumbricoides          Ascariasis
Blantidium coli               Dysentery/interstinal ulcers
Cryptosporidium               Diarrhea, nausea, weight loss, fever
Echinococcus granulosus       Hydatidosis
Echinococcus                  Alveolar hydtid disease 
     multilocularis
Entamoeba histolytica         Amoebic disentery
Enterobius vermicularis       Pinworm, enterobiasis
Giardia lamblia               Giardiasis
Hymenolepidosis nana          Dwarf tape worm
Naegleria fowleri             Amoebic meningoencephalitis
Naelergia gruberi             Amoebic meningoencephalitis
Necator americanus            Hookworm disease
Schistosoma mansoni           Schistosomiasis
Strongyloides stercoralis     Strongyloidiasis
Taenia saginata               Beef tapeworm
Taenia solium                 Pork tapeworm
Toxocara canis, cati          Visceral larva migrans
Trichuris trichiura           Whipworm

Viral

Adenovirus                    Respiratory, conjunctivitus
Astrovirus                    Gastroenteritis
Calicivirus                   Gastroenteritis
Cocksackie virus,             Aseptic meningitis, gastroenteritis
Coronavirus                   Enteritis
Coxsacklevirus                Enteritis, meningitis, respiratory,
Echovirus                     Meningitis, conjunctivitis, rash   
Echovirus 34                  Respiratory diseases
Enteroviruses                 Gastroenteritis, heart anomalies,
     HeLa, 5-day              meningitis
     HeLa, polio-neutrailzed
     RD, polio-neutralized
Hepatitis A virus             Infectious hepatitis
Norwalk virus                 Enteritis
Parvoviruses                  Gastroenteritis
Pollovirus                    Enteritis, meningitis, paralysis
Rotavirus                     Enteritis

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