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HOSA Nutrition- Food Related Illnesses and Allergies Questions and Answers 2024
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HOSA Nutrition- Food Related Illnessesand Allergies
Even the most nutritious food can cause illness is - answer It is contaminated with
pathogens
Pathogens - answer Disease causing agents
Food is a good breeding ground for pathogens because - answer It provides them with
nutrients moisture and warmth
Food poisoning - answer Foodborne illness develops as a result of a pathogen infecting
someone also known as a foodborne infection
food intoxication - answer Caused by toxins produced by the pathogen
Botulism is - answer Deadly
Endotoxins - answer Toxins affecting mucous membranes
Neurotoxins - answerToxins affecting the nervous system
1/3 of the US population experiences food poisoning - answerEvery year
Symptoms of food poisoning include - answerVomiting diarrhea headache and
abdominal cramps
Some people who developed a food poisoning become very ill and - answerDie
Campylobacter jejuni is the most - answerPrevalent cause of diarrhea
Campylobacter jejuni is commonly found - answerIn the intestine tracks of livestock
Campylobacter jejuni can contaminate - answerMeet during slaughter
Campylobacter jejuni Can take _______to develop and last up to _____ days -
answer2-5 days; 10
Symptoms of campylobacter jejuni are - answerDiarrhea fever headache muscle and
abdominal pain and nausea
Clostridium botulinum is found in - answerSoil water and intestinal track of animals
, The bacterial spores can't produce toxin in the - answerAbsence of oxygen
Botulinum is extremely ______ and must be boiled up to six hours to die - answerHeat
resistant
Botulism - answerWhere is the deadliest of food poisoning
Symptoms of botulism will appear within ______ after eating - answer4-36 hours
Symptoms of botulism include - answerDouble vision speech difficulties inability to
swallow and respiratory paralysis
Botulism will cause death within - answer3 to 10 days
Natality write a botulism in the US is about - answer65%
Clostridium perfringens is often called - answerCafe or Buffet germ Because it is that's
food that has been standing on buffets or steam tables for too long
Clostridium perfringens is a - answerSpore for me pathogen that these little oxygen
symptoms of clostridium perfringens are - answerNausea diarrhea inflammation of the
stomach and intestine
symptoms of clostridium perfringens appear within - answer6-24 hours after ingestion
and last about 24 hrs
Hot food should be kept at or above - answer140°F
Cold food should be kept below - answer40°F
Cyclospora cayetanensis is a - answerParasite that causes gastroenteritis
Cyclospora cayetanensis is a bacteria - answerThat is found in feces of infected
persons in unclean water
Symptoms of Cyclospora cayetanensis include - answerWatery diarrhea abdominal
cramps decreased appetite and low-grade fever
Washing fruits and vegetables help prevent - answerBacterial spread
E. coli is found in some - answerMammal intestines, raw milk, contaminated water by
human or animal feces
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