GRAM POSITIVE RODS. PART 3C

Question 1

What causes food poisoning

Answer 1

clostridium perfringens type A2

Question 2

What is the risk factor for food poisoning

Answer 2

usually within 8-12 hours of Eating contaminated meat

Question 3

C. perfringes is a normal flora of which part/ organ

Answer 3

Colon not small intestines. in small intestines the enterotoxin acts to cause diarrhea

Question 4

pathogenesis of of C. perfringens A2

Answer 4

Ingested C. perfringens sporulate in the small intestine, releasing a
heat-labile enterotoxin which acts mainly on the membrane
permeability of the small intestine

Question 5

Clinical manifestations of C. perfringes A2

Answer 5

Characterized by watery diarrhea with cramps and little vomiting.
It resolves in 24 hours.

Question 6

prevention of food poisoning

Answer 6

adquate cooking of food/ meat to kill the organisms