BIOLOGICAL CONTAMINANTS

e.Coli, hepatitis A, and cholera

INTRODUCTION!

Water! It is one of our most important resources, We drink

it, we bathe in it, we play in it, we even use it to produce

electricity. But sometimes run off, sewage, and umm ahem

“waste” can get into water supplies. When this happens

something GROWS inside the water we all use. Something

HORRIBLE SOMETHING TERRIBLE! SOMETHING THAT

KILLS THOUSANDS EVERY YEAR! THESE MONSTERS

ARE CALLED……. Diseases.

E.COLI THE SHELLFISH MONSTER!

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his monster lives inside our very own bodies! Most e.coli live

inside our intestines and cause no harm to the human it lives in.

SOME E.COLI HOWEVER HAVE GONE…… BAD.

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HESE E.COLI cause severe abdominal pains , bloody diarrhea ,

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EVERE VOMITING!

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.coli can be contracted from eating contaminated

shellfish and raw meat. IT CAN ALSO BE FOUND IN

WATER WHICH HAS BEEN EXPOSED TO “WASTE”.

IT CAN TRAVEL FROM ONE PERSON TO THE NEXT

BY THE VERY TOUCH OF A HAND!

HEPATITIS A, THE LIVER EATER

This monster can cause liver failure, muscle pains, fevers,

and ghastly yellowing of skin and eyes. It is found in food

and water touched by “waste” of someone who has become

infected. If you’re lucky, then the symptoms will pass in 2-3

months. There are 80,000 cases of infections caused by

hepatitis A, although this monster does not kill most of it’s

victims, it does cause extreme pain.