Prevention and Duration of Hepatitis A
Food Safety Rules related to Hepatitis A
Hepatitis A Facts
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What are the most common symptoms?
What is -fever -tiredness -loss of appetite -nausea
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How do infections like Hepatitis A and others occur in food?
What is through cross-contamination
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what is a pathogen?
What is infectious agent is a biological agent that causes disease or illness to its host.
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what is the duration of the illness?
What is symptoms usually last less than 2 months, although 10% to 15% of symptomatic have prolonged or relapsing disease for six months.
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When food are left in the "zone" for too long people can contract Hepatitis A and other infections?
What is The danger zone
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what are the foods or sources associated with Hepatitis A?
What is usually contaminated food and water are the root cause for the infection
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how can you prevent getting sick from this pathogen?
What is good hygiene
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Can you just get an infection from meat?
What is No. Other foods can be infected by coming in contact with the contaminated food
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How long can Hepatitis A live outside the body?
What is Hepatitis A virus can live outside the body for months, depending on the environmental conditions.
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Does everyone show symptoms of Hepatitis A?
What is not everyone infected will have all the symptoms
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How can you kill a virus?
What is you can cook it at a temperature of 185 f or higher.
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What is the best treatment for Hepatitis A?
What is rest
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What are the symptoms of Hepatitis that occur but are not as common?
What is dark urine or jaundice
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what are the steps to prevent this pathogen from entering or spreading on the farm to the table continuum?
What is During growing and harvesting make sure the food is kept at the proper temperature and avoid cross contamination during processing, storing, shipping, and final preparation. If all these conditions are met the pathogen can avoid spreading on the farm to table continuum.
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What is Hepatitis a broad term for?
What is a broad term for inflammation of the liver.