7. Common Foodborne Diseases that
can be acquired from eating
unhygienic foods
• Escherichea Coli (E. Coli)
• Shigellosis or bacillary dysentery
• Cholera
• Amoebiasis or amoebic dysentery
• Typhoid fever
• Hepatitis A
8. Escherichea Coli (E. Coli)
• What are the symptoms?
– Bloody diarrhea.
– Stomach cramps.
– Nausea and vomiting.
9. Shigellosis or bacillary dysentery
• What are the symptoms?
– Acute (sudden) abdominal pain or cramping
– Acute (sudden) fever
– Blood, mucus, or pus in stool
– Nausea and vomiting
– Watery diarrhea
10. CHOLERA
• What are the symptoms?
–“rice-watery” stool
–may go on to develop one or more of
the following symptoms and signs:
• Vomiting
• Rapid heart rate
• Loss of skin elasticity (washer woman hands sign; see figure 2)
• Dry mucous membranes
• Low blood pressure
• Thirst
• Muscle cramps
11. Amoebiasis or amoebic
dysentery
• What are the symptoms?
– Mild symptoms:
• Abdominal cramps
• Diarrhea
• Fatigue
• Excessive gas
• Rectal pain while having a bowel movement
• Unintentional weight loss
– Severe symptoms:
• Abdominal tenderness
• Bloody stools
• Fever
• Vomiting
12. Typhoid fever
• What are the symptoms?
– poor appetite;
– abdominal pain;
– headaches;
– generalized aches and pains;
– fever
– Lethargy /abnormal drowsiness (usually only if
untreated)
– intestinal bleeding or perforation
– diarrhea or constipation.
13. Hepatitis A
• Hepatitis A is the inflammation (irritation and
swelling) of the liver from the hepatitis A virus.
• What are the symptoms?
– Dark urine
– Fatigue
– Itching
– Loss of appetite
– Low-grade fever
– Nausea and vomiting
– Pale or clay-colored stools
– Yellow skin (jaundice)
14. Street food is too
tempting to resist,
but is it worth the
risk?
