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An enterotoxin is a harmful substance produced by certain bacteria that is specifically dangerous to parts of your gastrointestinal tract. The substance enters your stomach and intestines when you eat tainted food or water, causing symptoms such as cramps, nausea, vomiting, or diarrhea.
See: Food poisoning
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∙ 12y agoAn enterotoxin is a harmful substance produced by certain bacteria that is specifically dangerous to parts of your gastrointestinal tract. The substance enters your stomach and intestines when you eat tainted food or water, causing symptoms such as cramps, nausea, vomiting, or diarrhea.
See: Food poisoning
Reviewed ByReview Date: 08/14/2011
David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
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What is the difference between enterotoxin and neurotoxin?
Enterotoxin: Toxin that affects the intestinal tract is called enterotoxin Neurotoxin: Toxin that affects the nervous system is called neurotoxin
What is the correct treatment for the toxin Staphylococcal Enterotoxin B - SEB?
Staphylococcal Enterotoxin B (SEB): Therapy is primarily supportive, with close attention to oxygenation and hydration. Diuretics, acetaminophen, and cough suppressants might be necessary
What is the correct treatment for the toxin Staphylococcal Enterotoxin B SEB?
Staphylococcal Enterotoxin B (SEB): Therapy is primarily supportive, with close attention to oxygenation and hydration. Diuretics, acetaminophen, and cough suppressants might be necessary
What are three biological warfare agents that are toxins?
Three biological warfare agents that are toxins are: Ricin Botulism Staphylococcal Enterotoxin (SEB)
What are the symptoms of Staphylococcal enterotoxin b?
Staphylococcal enterotoxin B (SEB) is a poison affecting the intestines and produced by the bactrium Staphylococcus aureus (Staph A). Infection can come from food or water intake or inhaling an aerosol.Symptoms may include:severe diarrheanausea and/or vomitingintestinal cramping & muscle achesfever/chillsheadacheincubation time: ingestion = 4-10hrs; inhalation = 3-12hrs
What are symptoms of Staphylococcal Enterotoxin B?
Staphylococcal enterotoxin B (SEB) is a poison affecting the intestines and produced by the bactrium Staphylococcus aureus (Staph A). Infection can come from food or water intake or inhaling an aerosol.Symptoms may include:severe diarrheanausea and/or vomitingintestinal cramping & muscle achesfever/chillsheadacheincubation time: ingestion = 4-10hrs; inhalation = 3-12hrs
What are the symptoms of Staphylococcal Enterotoxin B (SEB)?
Staphylococcal enterotoxin B (SEB) is a poison affecting the intestines and produced by the bactrium Staphylococcus aureus (Staph A). Infection can come from food or water intake or inhaling an aerosol.Symptoms may include:severe diarrheanausea and/or vomitingintestinal cramping & muscle achesfever/chillsheadacheincubation time: ingestion = 4-10hrs; inhalation = 3-12hrs
What toxin produces high fever non productive cough headache chills vomiting and diarrhea?
Staphylococcal Enterotoxin B, provide supportive care
What characteristics does Enterotoxigenic E. coli have?
Methods for detection of this type of bacteria are under development, including culture growth media selective for this organism. Immunomagnetic separation and specific ELISA, latex agglutination tests, colony immunoblot assays.
What is the meaning for cholera in single word?
Cholera, sometimes known as Asiatic or epidemic cholera, is an infectious gastroenteritis caused by enterotoxin-producing strains of the bacterium Vibrio cholerae.
What characteristics does Enteroinvasive E. coli have?
Some strains of the enteroinvasive E. coli have been involved in the development of gastroenteritis in infants. These organisms do not produce and enterotoxin. The cells of the intestine are affected, with the development of.
How do the toxins produced by cholera cause diarrhoea?
vibrio cholerae produces cholera toxin which is an enterotoxin, whose action on the mucosal epithelium lining of the small intestine is responsible for the massive diarrhoea of the disease.
