listeriosis
Let an agent explain listeriosis in general terms, relay transmission, risk groups, prevention and treatment from food safety and public health sources, route pregnancy fever and neurological symptoms to care, describe the named forms including animal disease, and distinguish listeriosis from other food poisoning, Listeria in food as contamination and other causes of meningitis, without diagnosing individuals.
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Purpose and description
Let an agent explain listeriosis in general terms, relay transmission, risk groups, prevention and treatment from food safety and public health sources, route pregnancy fever and neurological symptoms to care, describe the named forms including animal disease, and distinguish listeriosis from other food poisoning, Listeria in food as contamination and other causes of meningitis, without diagnosing individuals.
An infection caused by the bacterium Listeria monocytogenes, usually acquired from contaminated foods such as soft cheeses, deli meats, smoked fish and prepared salads, which can cause mild gastroenteritis in healthy people but severe invasive disease, including septicaemia, meningitis and meningoencephalitis, in older adults, immunocompromised people, newborns and pregnant people, in whom it can cause miscarriage and stillbirth, with an incubation period that can last weeks; it also affects animals, including ruminants and birds, and can cause cutaneous infections in people handling infected animals. Fever or flu-like illness in pregnancy and neck stiffness or confusion need prompt medical care.
What it is for: Not applicable; an infectious disease.
It can be explain transmission and risk groups; relay prevention and treatment; describe named forms; route high-risk symptoms to care.
Distinguishing features
Foodborne
Grows in the cold
Severe in pregnancy and older adults
Long incubation
What it looks like
Not visible; symptoms range from fever and diarrhoea to severe illness.
Physical character
incubation: up to about 70 days - often 1-4 weeks for invasive disease
South Africa outbreak: 2017-2018 years - processed meat, over 200 deaths reported
growth: can grow at refrigerator temperatures note
How it is recognised
Infection by Listeria monocytogenes
Listeria meningoencephalitis, Listeria septicaemia, Listeria meningitis, listeriosis in animals and birds, cutaneous listeriosis
Other food poisoning has shorter incubation; Listeria contamination of food may not cause illness; other bacteria and viruses cause meningitis
Related models
is a kind of - in registry terms
is caused by -
is a risk in -
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In practice
Families and kinds
febrile gastroenteritis
invasive listeriosis with septicaemia
central nervous system listeriosis
pregnancy-associated listeriosis
animal and cutaneous listeriosis
Standards and regulation
EU microbiological criteria for Listeria in ready-to-eat foods
Food safety agency pregnancy advice
Notifiable disease rules
Failure modes and hazards
Delaying care for fever in pregnancy
Diagnosing individuals remotely
Stale outbreak and recall information
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Also registered as vr.tr.listeriosis
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Understand What listeriosis is.
Attribution.
Definition
Definition.
Definition
Definition.
- What is listeriosis, and how does it differ from other food poisoning, Listeria contamination and other meningitis causes? definition
- Is someone pregnant with fever or flu-like illness, or does anyone have neck stiffness, confusion or seizures, in which case seek prompt medical care? boundary
Forms
Named forms.
Forms
Forms.
- What are Listeria meningitis, meningoencephalitis and septicaemia, cutaneous listeriosis and listeriosis in animals and birds? definition
- Which entry fits the specific form? action
Medical Risk and treatment.
Attribution.
Risk
Risk groups.
Risk
Risk.
- Who is at highest risk, as public health agencies describe? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Treatment
Treatment.
Treatment
Treatment.
- How is invasive listeriosis treated, in general terms? provenance
- Which sources are cited? provenance
Prevention Food safety.
Regulation.
Foods
High-risk foods.
Foods
Foods.
- Which foods do agencies advise pregnant people to avoid or heat thoroughly? provenance
- Which entry fits food safety during pregnancy? action
Industry
Industry controls.
Industry
Industry.
- How do food businesses control Listeria, and how are recalls issued? provenance
- Which entry fits food recall? action
Context Outbreaks and animals.
Context.
Outbreaks
Outbreaks.
Outbreaks
Outbreaks.
- What happened in major outbreaks such as South Africa in 2017-2018, as reported? provenance
- Which entry fits 2017-18 South African listeriosis outbreak? action
Animals
Animal listeriosis.
Animals
Animals.
- How does listeriosis affect sheep, cattle and birds, and how is silage involved? provenance
- Which entry fits veterinary medicine? action
What the second pass must settle
- Should animal listeriosis be a separate entry?
- How should food safety agency sources be linked?
- How should current recalls be referenced?