lecture 13 food poisioning

Question 1

food poisoning

Answer 1

gastroenteritis

Question 2

viral cause of food poisoning

Answer 2

norovirus

Question 3

fungal cause of food poisoning

Answer 3

asperilligus

Question 4

protozoa cause of food poisoning

Answer 4

cryptosporidia

Question 5

toxins causing food poisoning

Answer 5

bacterial

marine

Question 6

chemical causes of food poisoning

Answer 6

heavy metals
pesticides
herbicides

Question 7

most common cause of food poisoning

Answer 7

campylobacter

Question 8

salmonella is gram

Answer 8

negative

Question 9

transmission of salmonella

Answer 9

contaminated food
faecal contaminations
person-person
contact with infected animals

Question 10

salmonella symptoms

Answer 10

vomiting, diarrhoea, fever, headache and chills

Question 11

staph aureus is gram

Answer 11

posative

cocci

Question 12

where do you find staph aureus

Answer 12

skin and mucosa

Question 13

toxin of staph aureus resistance

Answer 13

acid and heat resistant - heating food dosent make a difference

Question 14

staph aureus symptom time period

Answer 14

rapid onset

rapid resolution

Question 15

staph aureus symptoms

Answer 15

projectile vomit and diarrhoea

Question 16

Cryptosporidium is a

Answer 16

protozoa

Question 17

Cryptosporidium transmission

Answer 17

animal-human, person-person, contaminated water or land

Question 18

name a food poisoning associated with foreign travel

Answer 18

Cryptosporidium

Question 19

Cryptosporidium symptoms

Answer 19

Watery or mucoid diarrhoea

Question 20

Cryptosporidium oocysts

Answer 20

resistant to chlorination

Question 21

ecoli transmission

Answer 21

contaminated food and person-person

Question 22

ecloli symptoms

Answer 22

hemorrhagic colitis and some get haemolytic uraemic syndrome

Question 23

norovirus is an

Answer 23

RNA virus

Question 24

where is norovirus outbreaks common

Answer 24

hospitals and nursing homes

Question 25

norovirus spread

Answer 25

low infective dose so spreads very quickly

Question 26

norovirus symptoms

Answer 26

nausea, projectile vomiting, low-grade fever, diarrhoea

Question 27

norovirus duration of symtoms

Answer 27

1-2 days

Question 28

norovirus transmission

Answer 28

person-person by the faecal oral route, environmental contamination, contaminated food and water

Question 29

Clostridium perfringens is found

Answer 29

part of the normal gut flora

Question 30

Clostridium perfringens toxin is produced

Answer 30

after ingested

Question 31

Clostridium perfringens can also cause

Answer 31

gangrene

Question 32

Clostridium perfringens symptoms

Answer 32

diarrhoea and abdominal pain

Question 33

Clostridium perfringens resevoir

Answer 33

farm animals, soil and dust

Question 34

campylobacter resevoir

Answer 34

GI tract of animals and birds

Question 35

campylobacter symptoms

Answer 35

fever, headache, malaise, nausea and diarrhoea