Foodborne Illness

Question 1

What can the health department and nurses do

Answer 1

• learn about potential public health problems via notifiable disease reports
• prevent others from becoming ill - via investiagting the complaint, identifying the source and correcting the problem
• add to our general knowledge of food borne diseases and preparation practice in the community
• provide training on proper food prepartion
• provide public health educaiton
• demonstrate interest and responsiveness to client

Question 2

most illness present with

Answer 2

GI symptoms

Question 3

common GI symptoms

Answer 3

nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain

Question 4

are GI issues unique to just foodborne illness

Answer 4

no

Question 5

priorities for public health

Answer 5

life threatening illness
- botulism/E. coli O157:H7
large numbers
confirmed clusters associated with specific food preparer
outbreak with specific product
indication of an intentionally contaminated product presenting an immediate danger
potential food borne illness in food worker