Environment: water, soil, dust and moisture

The distinctions that change reading

Measurement

Check the sampling site, the conditions and the unit of the result.

Entry route

Distinguish ingestion, inhalation, contact and contamination of a wound.

Background

Work, flooding, persistent moisture or water use modify the questions to be asked.

Practical issues

Does positive sampling mean that all users are infected?

No. Detection in a medium, exposure and infection are different steps.

Before interpreting a sheet

Find the agent's name, the indicated routes and the primary source. Then check the date and territory of this source. A section helps to compare; it does not determine a person's medical conduct.

Composition, provenance and limitations of data →

31 sheets in this section

This list comes from the same database as the directory. The "Reference" link opens the primary source; the detailed sheets are accessible when they exist.

Documented agents and contexts — no estimate of individual risk
Sickness or syndrome	Agent indicated	Pathways and context	Deepening
Hantavirus infection	Orthohantavirus spp.	Animal / zoonosis Environment	Fact sheet · WHO Reference
Lymphocytic choriomeningitis	Lymphocyte choriomeningitis virus	Animal / zoonosis Environment	Fact sheet · CDC Reference
Tetanus	Clostridium tetani	Environment	Fact sheet · WHO Reference
Leptospirosis	Leptospira spp.	Animal / zoonosis Environment	Fact sheet · CDC Reference
Legionellosis	Legionella spp.	Environment Respiratory	Fact sheet · WHO Reference
Anthrax	Bacillus anthracis	Animal / zoonosis Environment Water and food	Fact sheet · CDC Reference
Botulism	Clostridium botulinum toxin	Water and food Environment	Fact sheet · WHO Reference
Melioidosis	Burkholderia pseudomallei	Environment Respiratory	Fact sheet · CDC Reference
Tularemia	Francisella tularensis	Animal / zoonosis Vector Environment	Fact sheet · CDC Reference
Q fever	Coxiella burnetii	Animal / zoonosis Environment Respiratory	Fact sheet · CDC Reference
Clostridioides difficile infection	Clostridioides difficile	Close contact Environment	Fact sheet · CDC Reference
Psittacosis	Chlamydia psittaci	Animal / zoonosis Respiratory Environment	Fact sheet · CDC Reference
Infection with Vibrio vulnificus	Vibrio vulnificus	Water and food Environment	Fact sheet · CDC Reference
Schistosomiasis	Schistosoma spp.	Environment	Fact sheet · WHO Reference
Echinococcosis	Echinococcus spp.	Animal / zoonosis Water and food Environment	Fact sheet · WHO Reference
Strongyloidosis	Strongyloides stercoralis	Environment	Fact sheet · CDC Reference
Ascariasis	Ascaris lumbricoides	Environment Water and food	Fact sheet · WHO Reference
Trichuriasis	Trichuris trichiura	Environment Water and food	Fact sheet · WHO Reference
Hookworm infection	Ancylostoma duodenale and Necator americanus	Environment	Fact sheet · WHO Reference
Pinworm infection	Enterobius vermicularis	Close contact Environment	Fact sheet · CDC Reference
Aspergillosis	Aspergillus spp.	Environment Respiratory	Fact sheet · CDC Reference
Cryptococcal disease	Cryptococcus spp.	Environment Respiratory	Fact sheet · CDC Reference
Histoplasmosis	Histoplasma spp.	Environment Respiratory	Fact sheet · CDC Reference
Sporotrichosis	Sporothrix spp.	Environment Animal / zoonosis Close contact	Fact sheet · WHO Reference
Mucormycosis	Mucorales	Environment Respiratory	Fact sheet · CDC Reference
Coccidioidomycosis	Coccidioides spp.	Environment Respiratory	Fact sheet · CDC Reference
Blastomycosis	Blastomyces spp.	Environment Respiratory	Fact sheet · CDC Reference
Talaromycosis	Talaromyces marneffei	Environment Respiratory	Fact sheet · CDC Reference
Chromoblastomycosis	Mushrooms, dematiacated	Environment Close contact	Fact sheet · WHO Reference
Mycetoma	Filamentous mushrooms or bacteria	Environment Close contact	Fact sheet · WHO Reference
Infection with Candida auris	Candida auris (Candidozyma auris)	Close contact Environment	Fact sheet · CDC Reference