Infections
What can cause a food borne infection? (5 things)
What are bacteria, toxins, viruses, parasites, and chemicals
What is the ratio individuals that will contract a food borne illness?
What is 1 in 6
What is a virus?
What is a dependent parasite?
What is a substance from a plant or animal origin
How does chemical poisoning most commonly occur?
What is by means of food additives
What is the most common pathogen to cause foodborne illess?
norovirus
What four things are recommended to reduce risk of foodborne illess?
What is clean, cook, separate, and chill
What is the most common food borne viral infection?
What is Hepatitis A
What is the source of a common toxic foodborne illness?
What are fish and shellfish
What are common symptoms of chemical food poisoning? (3 things)
What are nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea
What are the most common mild symptoms of foodborne illness? (4 things)
What are abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea
What parameters should food be cooked at?
What is <140 degrees
How is Hepatitis A contracted?
What is the fecal-oral route
What is a common poisoning caused by eating fish contaminated by a toxin itself?
What is Ciguatera poisoning
What is a unique symptom to chemical foodborne illness?
What are the most common severe symptoms of foodborne illness? (4 things)
What are dehydration, bloody stool, neurological effects, and death
What is one of the most effective ways to prevent contraction of a foodborne illess?
What is another type of food borne viral infection that we learned in this module?
What is Hepatitis E
What type of mold is common in peanuts, corn, and what?
What is Aspergillus?
Why is it not recommended that pregnant women and young children eat many types of fish?
What is mercury poisoning
How long do infections usually last?
What is 5-12 days?
What individuals should take extra precautions regarding food illnesses?
What are pregnant and immunocompromised individuals?
What are 2 symptoms that occur with BOTH of these viral infections?
What is abdominal pain and fever
What is toxin is associated with liver cell cancer?
What is dietary aflatoxins
What enzyme is inhibited from heavy metal intoxication?
What is alkaline phosphatase