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The worms invade the stomach wall or intestine and can cause abdominal pain, vomiting, and diarrhea, and sometimes need to be removed by endoscopy or surgery. Viruses
Norovirus can potentially cause severe illness in people with compromised immune systems. The most common symptoms associated with infection include diarrhea, vomiting, nausea, and stomach pain.
Raw oysters served at a Los Angeles event celebrating the best local restaurants have been linked to a possible norovirus ... “Norovirus is the leading cause of vomiting and diarrhea, ...
While infection can occur by the fecal-oral route, ingestion of bacteria in raw or undercooked seafood, usually oysters, is the predominant cause of the acute gastroenteritis caused by V. parahaemolyticus. [3] Wound infections also occur, but are less common than seafood-borne disease.
[citation needed] As the name suggests, it mainly manifests as diarrhea. Abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting may also occur. [citation needed] DSP and its symptoms usually set in within about half an hour of ingesting infected shellfish, and last for about one day.
Shellfish poisoning includes four syndromes that share some common features and are primarily associated with bivalve molluscs (such as mussels, clams, oysters and scallops.) [1] As filter feeders, these shellfish may accumulate toxins produced by microscopic organisms, such as cyanobacteria, diatoms and dinoflagellates.
Over 80 attendees that ate the oysters at the Dec. 3 event reported illnesses and gastrointestinal symptoms like diarrhea, nausea and vomiting. ... Norovirus is the leading cause of vomiting ...
Recent concerns involve oysters being linked to norovirus, a contagious virus that causes similar symptoms along with muscle aches. “Oysters can carry norovirus if they are harvested from ...