Foodborne Illnesses
What is a Foodborne Illness?
An illness caused by food.
Name at least TWO Viruses.
Norovirus, and Hepatitis virus.
What is Salmonella?
A bacterial infection of the intestinal tract.
Name all the types of grains that are fruit.
Trick question!! :0
All grains are fruits!
What are types of transmission in humans?
Under cooked food, ground beef, other meats, milk, cheese, foods contaminated with feces, fruits, and vegetables.
Name 1 food borne outbreaks: CDC investigation.
If you named any of these, you are correct:
-2012 - Clover sprouts
-2011 - Lettuce, bologna, and in shell hazelnuts
-2010 - Cheese, romaine lettuce, and steak
-2009 - Ground beef, and cookie dough
Name at least two symptoms of hepatitis.
If you chose at least 2 of these answers, you are correct:
Fever, weakness, nausea, abdominal pain, or jaundice.
Name at least 1 way you can get salmonella.
If you named any of these, then you're right:
-food
-lunch meat
-poultry
-eggs
-lunch meat
Is a watermelon a fruit, or a vegetable?
Trick question, it's both a fruit and a vegetable.
Name diseases in humans.
You could have named any of these: HUS, clinic signs, TTP, treatment, antibiotics, antimotility drugs.
Name at least 3 foods involved that can give you a sickness?
Produce, ready to eat foods, contaminated foods, eggs, precut fruit, premade salads.
Are all fruits grains?
No, although all grains are fruits, not all fruits are grains.
Diseases in animals?
Cattle, sheep, pigs, rabbits, horses, dogs, raccoon, opossums, birds.