Pathogens

In conclusion the food industry is greatly wronged by the general

public when it comes to identifying the causes of certain diseases. ”

Does this alarm anyone else? Just the thought that our government

admits that there are diseases out there that we have no ability to control is

alarming.

According to the WRC’s report to the Department of the Enviroment

“The threat which is posed by an organism to contaminate water supplies and

cause outbreaks always exists,” and furthermore they state that “The threat

which is posed by an organism, in terms of its occurrence and distribution in

water sources and the ability to remove it is often poorly understood and or

completely unknown. So obviously there is a major shortage of knowledge on pathogens,

and how to control them.

Now that we know there is a problem what can the food industry do to

keep from spreading the ill feelings, and actual medical problems surrounding

waterborne pathogens? Well first of all we all need to recognize the source of

the problem, and take the appropriate steps to stop it. the Environment on

Waterborne Pathogens,” it is still possible that several unidentified pathogens

may be at large and dangerous.

What happens if someone ingests a pathogen before it is identified?

Well that is one reason that the Department of the Environment is so

concerned.

Each of these parts is used in today’s world to identify and destroy

existing, and new pathogens.

In order to understand how these pathogens work, and how to destroy

them we must understand several of the parts that make them up. Some of

these parts are:

Morphology

Biochemical Characteristics

Detection Methods

Cultural characteristics

Health Effects

Routes of Transmission

Occurrence in Water Sources

Sources of Exposure

and Susceptibility to removal or inactivation by conventional water

treatment processes. One major example of this is Legionella.

Lets examine the logic the government uses to explain this

phenomenon, “According to data provided by the Environmental Control

Agency, 65% of waterborne pathogens appear in highly populated areas,” so

according to this data most of these pathogens arrive via the water supply to

city areas.