E. coli O157:H7

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Across
  1. 2. Laboratory test using antiserum for identification.
  2. 4. Unpasteurized dairy product that can transmit infection.
  3. 6. Severe complication causing kidney failure.
  4. 8. Public health labs ______ cases of this reportable disease.
  5. 9. Main symptom of infection (bloody).
  6. 11. Main animal reservoir for E. coli O157:H7.
  7. 13. Raw vegetable commonly implicated in outbreaks
  8. 14. Serotype of the most well-known STEC strain.
Down
  1. 1. Cytotoxin produced by EHEC that damages endothelial cells.
  2. 3. Stool finding usually absent in EHEC infection.
  3. 5. Very low infectious ______ required to cause disease.
  4. 7. Sugar that O157:H7 ferments on SMAC agar
  5. 10. As few as 10 organisms can cause an ______.
  6. 12. Medium used with sorbitol to detect this organism.