Food Poisoning Flashcards
Most foodborne illness in the USA are caused by what type of organism?
Virus
This bacteria has a heat-stable enterotoxin that causes mild illness of abd cramps, V+/D+, and chills
Staph aureus
This bacteria is obtained from undercooked chicken and raw milk and causes Guillian-Barre syndrome
Campylobacter jejuni
Acute inflammatory polyneuropathy
Guillian-Barre syndrome
Autoimmune disease triggered after certain resp and GI infection
Guillian-Barre syndrome
What toxin does E. coli O157:H7 produce?
Shiga-like toxins
What bacteria is obtained from fecal-contaminated raw ground beef and vegetables
E. coli O157:H7
How are cattle affected by E. coli O157:H7?
No symptoms
What culture do you use to grow E. coli O157:H7?
Sorbitol-MacConkey agar
Causes acute hemorrhagic D+, abd cramps and hemolytic uremic syndrome
E. coli O157:H7
What does hemolyic uremic syndrome assoc. w/E. coli O157:H7 lead to?
Renal damage/failure
Where do humans usually pick up Clostridium botulinum?
Honey
Persistent constipation, floppy arms/neck/legs, weak cry, difficulty breathing in infants is caused by what organism?
C. botulinum
What organism is psychrophilic (grows at low temps)?
Listeria monocytogenes
What does L. monocytogens cause in humans?
Abortions or stillbirths and CNS signs
What org. causes severe abd pain and fever (gastroenteritis) and is likely picked up from raw pork?
Yersinia enterocolitica
What org. causes tuberculosis in cattle?
Mycobacterium bovis
How do humans get infected w/M. bovis?
Drinking raw unpasteurized milk
What is the reservoir of M. bovis?
Wild deer
Primate disease that causes bacillary dysentery in humans
Shigella
What organism causes GI signs in humans that eat shellfish?
Vibrio cholera
Causes food poisoning in people who eat infected eggs
Salmonella enteritis
Where does Salmonella enteritis live on an egg?
Initially on embryo but can enter yolk if not refrigerated
