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With all the foodborne disease outbreak news, names likenorovirusIE coliare on the front line of the Americans. However, many other worms can cause equally unpleasant - if not worse - gastrointestinal symptoms.

Stomach flu, also calledgastroenteritis, it can sneak into your body through the food you eat or through contact with a person. While the list of worms that cause stomach flu is long and varied, it is based on SummerlandHealthGrove16 relapses were found.

HealthGrove used data fromCenters for Disease Control and Preventionprepare this list of the 16 most common stomach upsets. These errors caused the largest number of outbreaks in the United States between 2009 and 2013. An epidemic is defined as an increase in the number of cases of a disease above what is normally expected of the population of an area.

While there is no way to completely protect yourself from these diseases, simple precautions such as hand washing and careful food handling can reduce your risk.

#16. Enterotoksigena E. coli

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This strain of E. coli is one of the leading causes of traveler's diarrhea and the leading cause of diarrhea in underdeveloped areas. This bacterium lives in the intestines of humans and animals and is transmitted through contaminated food or water.

Most people recover from infection within 48 hours and require no special treatment.

However, this strain is rarer than many other forms of E. coli, such as Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC), which causes many more outbreaks.

Note: This E. coli strain caused only one outbreak between 2009 and 2013, but the visualization includes outbreaks caused by all strains.

#15. Circulation

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It causes the microscopic cyclospore parasitecyclosporosisbowel disease. People usually get cyclosporiasis by eating food or water that is contaminated with the bacteria. People with a healthy immune system usually recover without treatment.

However, untreated symptoms can last from a few days to a month or more.

Common treatments include antibiotics such asBactrimIseptra.

#14. Astrowirus

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Astrowirusaffects the digestive system and causes diarrhea and vomiting. These symptoms can cause dehydration, so it is important to drink fluids if you are infected with this virus.

Symptoms last three to four days and usually go away without medical intervention.

#13. Listeria

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According to the CDC,exchangeIt usually affects the elderly, pregnant women, newborns, and people with weakened immune systems.

This disease is usually caused by eating food contaminated with listeria bacteria. Symptoms include fever, muscle aches and diarrhea.

This disease is especially dangerous for pregnant women because it can cause miscarriage, stillbirth or death of the newborn.

#12. Jersinija

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More casesgerizinosiscaused by Yersinia enterocolitica bacteria.

Although Yersinia usually affects young children, anyone can become infected. The infection can cause symptoms such as fever, abdominal pain, and diarrhea. Symptoms usually appear four to seven days after exposure and can last one to three weeks.

#11. Choroba Staphylococcus

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The bacteriaIt is most commonly known to cause staph infections in hospitals, but it can also cause food poisoning if food is not handled properly. If food is contaminated and not refrigerated properly, bacteria can multiply rapidly and produce a toxin that causes disease.

Symptoms include nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and mild fever.

However, the illness is usually short-lived as most people get better within 24 to 48 hours.

#10. Sapowirus

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Sapowirusis unknown to many clinicians, but is responsible for many cases of viral gastroenteritis in the United States.

This pathogen was discovered in 1977 and belongs to the same family as norovirus. It was named after herSapporo, Japan, where the virus was first detected after an outbreak in an orphanage.

Symptoms of infection include diarrhoea, vomiting and fever and usually resolve within 48 hours.

#9. Clostridium

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Clostridium difficile, also known as C. diff., lives in the intestines of many people and is part of the normal balance of bacteria in the human gut. Although it usually doesn't cause problems, if the balance of microbes in the gut is disturbed, C. diff can get out of control and start releasing toxins that attack the lining of the gut.

Typical symptoms are diarrhea and abdominal pain.

If Clostridia develops while taking antibiotics, treatment usually involves discontinuation of the antibiotic regimen. If not, antibiotics may be prescribed. However, antibiotics may be prescribed sparingly becauseClostridium difficile resistant to antibioticsis already a threat to many hospitals.

#8. Rotawirus

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This virusit is more common in infants and young children, although the elderly are not immune.

Symptoms include diarrhea, vomiting, and fever that can last three to eight days. While there is no antiviral drug to treat rotavirus, there is a vaccine for infants.

If you experience rotavirus symptoms, drinking plenty of fluids helps prevent dehydration.

#7. Cryptosporidium

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This little parasite causes diarrheacryptosporidiosis. Commonly transmitted through drinking and recreational water, this parasite can survive outside the body for a long time due to its outer protective coating.

Symptoms of cryptosporidiosis usually appear two to 10 days after infection, with watery diarrhea being the most common symptom. Other symptoms include vomiting and fever, which can last for one to two weeks.

#6. Giardia

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Giardia, a diarrheal disease, is caused by the parasite of the same name. It is found in soil, food and water contaminated with the feces of infected humans or animals, but is most commonly transmitted through drinking water. Symptoms include diarrhoea, gas, vomiting and dehydration and can last for one to two weeks.

Treatment usually includes medications such asmetronidazole,tinidazoleIwatched.

#5. Campylobacter

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Thecampylobacter bakeryis one of the most common causes of diarrhea in the United States. Typically, this bacterium is not associated with cluster outbreaks, as it most often affects those that dohandle raw poultryinappropriately, for example by cooking poorly and forgetting to clean food preparation surfaces.

The CDC reports that approximately 14 out of 100,000 people develop the disease each year. Most infected people recover within two to five days - antibiotics are only prescribed in the most severe cases.

#4. E. coli that produces Shiga toxin

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Also known as STEC,Shiga toxin-producing E. colilives normally in the intestines of humans and animals. While many strains of E. coli live naturally in the human gut and are actually harmless, STEC is one of the most commonly heard of foodborne outbreaks.

STEC usually causes diarrhea, vomiting, and severe stomach cramps. Most people recover within five to seven days.

#3. Salmonella

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Salmonella infections are more common in the summer and are usually caused by two strains, Salmonella typhimurium and Salmonella typhimuriumsalmonellaenteritis. After contracting salmonella, most people develop diarrhea, fever, and abdominal cramps within 12 to 72 hours.

People with weakened immune systems and the elderly or infants are more likely to develop severe reactions to this bacterium.

#2. szigella

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A group of peopleShigelli bacteriacauses shigellosis, which causes diarrhea, fever, and stomach cramps a day or two after exposure.

Shigellosis usually goes away in five to seven days. Frequent hand washing can prevent the spread of this disease.

#1. Norovirus

Outbreaks in 2009-2013:3.215

Also known as the vomit of winter,norovirusThe maximum incidence is in winter. ANDEpidemic in December 2015Norovirus has sickened hundreds of people in Santa Barbara County.

Diarrhea, vomiting, and nausea usually occur within one or two days of exposure. Given these symptoms, victims of this virus should not drink a lot of fluids to prevent dehydration. Most people recover in one to three days.

Although this disease is relatively short-lived, the number of outbreaks far exceeds that of other insects on this list.

Comparison of stomach worms

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—Sabrina Perry is associate editor atGraphic, a data analytics and visualization startup from Summerland. This article is based on data he preparedHealthGrove, a branch of Graphiq.