Food Poisoning and Food Safety Flashcards
1
Q
What is a complication of Salmonella poisoning? 2 examples
A
Enteric fever (Typhoid) Enterocolitis
2
Q
What type of virus is Norovirus?
A
RNA virus
3
Q
What is a complication of E. Coli O157 poisoning? 2 examples
A
Haemorrhagic colitis
Haemolytic uraemia
4
Q
Give examples of 2 legislations which support food safety
A
Food Safety Act 1990
Public Health Act
5
Q
What is an “Outbreak Outlier”?
A
Cases at the very beginning and end that may not appear to be related
6
Q
What might an Outbreak Outlier represent?
A
- Baseline level of illness
- Outbreak source
- An earlier exposed case
- An unrelated case
- A later exposed case
- Case with long incubating period
