Tiny things
Tiny living things. Sometimes we call them germs
microbe
adding something to food to make it dangerous
contamination
Any sickness caused by eating contaminated food
food-borne illness
a dangerous bacterium sometimes found in raw beef or fresh vegetables
E. coli
A popular high school class -- students learn about living things
Biology
One-celled organisms. Most are helpful, but some are very harmful
bacteria
hair or jewelry in food is an example of...
The smallest germs. They can cause colds, the flu, and food-borne illnesses.
viruses
a dangerous bacterium sometimes found in raw chicken
salmonella
This meat is not cooked. It is ________
raw
a prefix that means very, very small
micro
a cleaning product gets into food -- an example of
chemical contamination
If you see this on food, throw the food out!
fungus/ fungi
a dangerous bacterial infection that was caused by eating bad lunch meat
listeria
This meat is frozen. We need to _______ it before we cook it.
thaw
something that causes disease in the body
pathogen
When bacteria or parasites are in food, this is...
biological contamination
Keep food out of this so bacteria growth can be controlled
The Temperature Danger Zone
a virus that makes people sick to the stomach. Spreads through food or water
norovirus
any living thing
organism
A very tiny living thing. You need a microscope to see it.
microorganism
Some bacteria make toxins that make us sick. This is called...
Bacterial intoxication
At 20 degrees C, bacteria can multiply every _____
10 to 20 minutes
A parasite that lives in dirty water. It can make a person sick to the stomach
Giardia
poison
toxin