Causes of Yersiniosis

Contents

Yersiniosis: Introduction
Primary Cause of Yersiniosis
Causes Discussion
Related cause information

Primary Cause of Yersiniosis

The primary cause of Yersiniosis is the result:

of eating food from an animal infected with an infectious agent, or from food that is contaminated from the food handler (who is infected with Yersiniosis), or from contaminated soil or water, or from toxins produced by an infectious organism.
of an infectious agent.

Yersiniosis: Related Medical Conditions

To research the causes of Yersiniosis, consider researching the causes of these these diseases that may be similar, or associated with Yersiniosis:

Yersiniosis: Causes and Types

Causes of Broader Categories of Yersiniosis: Review the causal information about the various more general categories of medical conditions:

What causes Yersiniosis?

Causes: Yersiniosis:

FDA Bad Bug Book (Excerpt)

Yersiniosis does not occur frequently. It is rare unless a breakdown occurs in food processing techniques. (Source: FDA Bad Bug Book)

Yersinia enterocolitica: DBMD (Excerpt)

Infection is most often acquired by eating contaminated food, especially raw or undercooked pork products. (Source: excerpt from Yersinia enterocolitica: DBMD)
Article excerpts about the causes of Yersiniosis:

Foodborne Infections General: DBMD (Excerpt)

Two foodborne bacteria, Listeria monocytogenes and Yersinia enterocolitica can actually grow at refrigerator temperatures. High salt, high sugar or high acid levels keep bacteria from growing, which is why salted meats, jam, and pickled vegetables are traditional preserved foods. (Source: excerpt from Foodborne Infections General: DBMD)

Yersinia enterocolitica: DBMD (Excerpt)

Infection is most often acquired by eating contaminated food, especially raw or undercooked pork products. The preparation of raw pork intestines (chitterlings) may be particularly risky. Infants can be infected if their caretakers handle raw chitterlings and then do not adequately clean their hands before handling the infant or the infant’s toys, bottles, or pacifiers. Drinking contaminated unpasteurized milk or untreated water can also transmit the infection. Occasionally Y. enterocolitica infection occurs after contact with infected animals. On rare occasions, it can be transmitted as a result of the bacterium passing from the stools or soiled fingers of one person to the mouth of another person. This may happen when basic hygiene and handwashing habits are inadequate. Rarely, the organism is transmitted through contaminated blood during a transfusion. (Source: excerpt from Yersinia enterocolitica: DBMD)