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lecture 13 food poisioning Flashcards

1
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food poisoning

A

gastroenteritis

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2
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viral cause of food poisoning

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norovirus

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3
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fungal cause of food poisoning

A

asperilligus

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4
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protozoa cause of food poisoning

A

cryptosporidia

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5
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toxins causing food poisoning

A

bacterial

marine

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6
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chemical causes of food poisoning

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heavy metals
pesticides
herbicides

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7
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most common cause of food poisoning

A

campylobacter

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8
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salmonella is gram

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negative

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9
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transmission of salmonella

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contaminated food
faecal contaminations
person-person
contact with infected animals

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10
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salmonella symptoms

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vomiting, diarrhoea, fever, headache and chills

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11
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staph aureus is gram

A

posative

cocci

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12
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where do you find staph aureus

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skin and mucosa

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13
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toxin of staph aureus resistance

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acid and heat resistant - heating food dosent make a difference

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14
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staph aureus symptom time period

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rapid onset

rapid resolution

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15
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staph aureus symptoms

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projectile vomit and diarrhoea

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16
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Cryptosporidium is a

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protozoa

17
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Cryptosporidium transmission

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

18
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name a food poisoning associated with foreign travel

A

Cryptosporidium

19
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Cryptosporidium symptoms

A

Watery or mucoid diarrhoea

20
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Cryptosporidium oocysts

A

resistant to chlorination

21
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ecoli transmission

A

contaminated food and person-person

22
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ecloli symptoms

A

hemorrhagic colitis and some get haemolytic uraemic syndrome

23
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norovirus is an

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RNA virus

24
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where is norovirus outbreaks common

A

hospitals and nursing homes

25
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norovirus spread

A

low infective dose so spreads very quickly

26
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norovirus symptoms

A

nausea, projectile vomiting, low-grade fever, diarrhoea

27
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norovirus duration of symtoms

A

1-2 days

28
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norovirus transmission

A

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

29
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Clostridium perfringens is found

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part of the normal gut flora

30
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Clostridium perfringens toxin is produced

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after ingested

31
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Clostridium perfringens can also cause

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gangrene

32
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Clostridium perfringens symptoms

A

diarrhoea and abdominal pain

33
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Clostridium perfringens resevoir

A

farm animals, soil and dust

34
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campylobacter resevoir

A

GI tract of animals and birds

35
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campylobacter symptoms

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fever, headache, malaise, nausea and diarrhoea

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