Symptoms
Cases
General Facts
Illness
Prevention
100
True or false, you cannot recover from yersiniosis without treatment
False
100
An infection in New Zealand hospitalized how many people?
35
100
Yersinia can be found...
Almost anywhere
100
Yersiniosis can be misdiagnosed as what other serious illness?
Appendicitis
100
Yersiniosis can be prevented at home by taking what simple step?
What is fully cooking meat
200
This symptom is shared by many bacterial infections.
Bloody diarrhea
200
According to the consumer reports study, about what percent of storebought pork is infected with yersinia?
70%
200
What percent of Hogs were found to be infected with yersiniosis?
10%
200
What is the incubation period for the illness?
three to seven days
200
Dairy products must be _______ to kill of Yersinia.
Pasteurized
300
Which symptom of Yersiniosis can be misdiagnosed as Appendicitis
Abdominal pain
300
What is the theorized source of the New Zealand outbreak?
Prepackaged vegetables
300
Where in the body does a Yersinia infection usually take hold?
The intestinal tract.
300
How long does Yersiniosis usually last?
One to two weeks
300
True or false, Yersinia can survive in temperatures lower than zero degrees celsius
True
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