Name C. The article below was printed in the Toronto Sun on May 20, 1996. After
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Name C. The article below was printed in the Toronto Sun on May 20, 1996. After reading the article, review it to find answers to the "Hint questions that follow. Then, use the information that you gathered from the article to suggest solutions to the case study questions. Exotic Parasite nicroarganien cyelospora earetanensis, Cyclospora infects the seai1 sovel and ususally causes watery diarrhes, with frequent, sonetines explosive. bove novenenta Symptons can include bloating increased gas, stonach crarps, nausea, Toas of eppetite and profound veight lass. h Sickens Canadian nld Businessmen By Xavier Onnasis TORONSO -Pablic heaIth offieiala today contined that hree Canadian busineaszen, 11lness is diagnosed by exanining feom Toronto and one fron Ottava, were diagnosed with cyclosporiasin, parasitie stool specimens in the iaboratory Dr. Schabas deaiined to sdentsfya souzce of infeeion for the three businesszen but indicated that the countriea and overs888 raveler The chree sen, h pareaite in tranamitted through hd reeently traveled to the united Statea, becane serlauly by direct person-to-person apread. i31 with diarrhea over the Meekend (Hay 16-18). One of the pazaite and beconing sick i men was hospitalizes at Princess uaually about 7 days. Margaret Hospital when he ooliapsed due to severe ehydrstion cantaminated Cood or water but not The timn betxeen exposure to the Dr. Schabas reported that al thrue men had attondied a meeting In Texas on May 9-10 He said ±1ealth Dr Richard Schabss, Ontario's Ontaria Chief Medical otficer, reported auld be investigating jeads that eyelosporlasis wa s excendingly rare in North hnerican and that nuch was st112 un known about +hin disesse. Department st^ft Lotaity and in TexNS Cyciosporinsin is caused by the After reading the article, review it to find answers to the "Hint" questions below Then, use the information that you gathered from the article to suggest solutions to the case study questions Hint questions. (1 point each) · 1. What is the incubation period for cyclosporiasis? 2. How is cyclosporíasis transmitted?Explanation / Answer
1) What is the incubation period for cyclosporiasis?
The incubation period is defined as the time between exposure to an infectious agent and the
appearance of symptoms.
The average incubation period for cyclosporiasis is usually about 7 days or 1 week but can range from 2-10 days.
2) How is cyclasporiasis transmitted?
Cyclospora is transmitted by ingesting something that has been contaminated with stool containing the parasite called as the fecal-oral route. It can be transmitted through contaminated food or water but not by direct person-to-person spread.
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