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Outbreak and Shigatoxigenic and verotoxigenic Escherichia coli

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Difference between Outbreak and Shigatoxigenic and verotoxigenic Escherichia coli

Outbreak vs. Shigatoxigenic and verotoxigenic Escherichia coli

In epidemiology, an outbreak is a sudden increase in occurrences of a disease in a particular time and place. Shigatoxigenic Escherichia coli (STEC) and verotoxigenic E. coli (VTEC) are strains of the bacterium Escherichia coli that produce either Shiga toxin or Shiga-like toxin (verotoxin).

Similarities between Outbreak and Shigatoxigenic and verotoxigenic Escherichia coli

Outbreak and Shigatoxigenic and verotoxigenic Escherichia coli have 2 things in common (in Unionpedia): Foodborne illness, Infection.

Foodborne illness

Foodborne illness (also foodborne disease and colloquially referred to as food poisoning) is any illness resulting from the food spoilage of contaminated food, pathogenic bacteria, viruses, or parasites that contaminate food, as well as toxins such as poisonous mushrooms and various species of beans that have not been boiled for at least 10 minutes.

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Infection

Infection is the invasion of an organism's body tissues by disease-causing agents, their multiplication, and the reaction of host tissues to the infectious agents and the toxins they produce.

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Outbreak and Shigatoxigenic and verotoxigenic Escherichia coli Comparison

Outbreak has 21 relations, while Shigatoxigenic and verotoxigenic Escherichia coli has 47. As they have in common 2, the Jaccard index is 2.94% = 2 / (21 + 47).

References

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