Pathogen types and examples (adapted from Urban Waterways: Removal of Pathogens in Stormwater, North Carolina, N.D.)
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Type | Example pathogens (disease) |
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Bacteria | Salmonella (Salmonellosis), Escherichia coli (E. coli) O125:H7 (Gastroenteritis), Vibrio cholera (Cholera), and Salmonella typhi (Typhoid fever) |
Protozoa | Giardia lamblia (Giardiasis), Cryptosporidium (Cryptosporidiosis), Entamoeba histolytica (amoebic dysentery) |
Virus | Hepatitis A (infectious hepatitis), Rotavirus (Gastroenteritis, Adenovirus (respiratory disease, gastroenteritis) |