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CIPHI BOC Study Questions (Answered) Hepatitis A - Incubation period - -15-50 days Usually 28-30 days Hepatitis A - Symptoms - -loss of appetite, fatigue, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, fever, malaise and yellow skin (jaundice) Hepatitis A - transmission - -fecal-oral route Infective: up to 2 weeks before onset to 1 week post-jaundice. Humans are reservoir. Hepatitis A - suspect foods - -Ice, shellfish contaminated with sewage. Hepatitis A - exclusion criteria - -14 days if no jaundice. 7 days after jaundice onset. Life-long immunity following recovery. Last 2 - 6 months. Norovirus - incubation period - -24-48 hours Norovirus - symptoms - -Sudden onset, watery diarrhea, vomiting, cramp, nausea, low fever. Norovirus - transmission - -Very contagious. Low infective dose. Fecal-oral. Person-Person. Humans only reservoir. Norovirus - most at risk - -o Children o Older Adults o Those with weakened immune systems. o These higher risk groups are more likely to experience dehydration as a result of severe vomiting and diarrhea Salmonellosis types - -S. enteritis S. typhimurium Salmonellosis incubation - -6-72 hours Usually 12-36 hours Salmonellosis symptoms - -Sudden onset, cramp, diarrhea, nausea, headache, possible vomit. Salmonellosis transmission - -Bacterial. Usually contaminated food, raw bean sprouts. Human and animal reservoir. Pet contact.