Midterm 1 Flashcards
Botulism falls under this name of bacteria:
Clostridia
What classification of foodborne illness does botulism fall under?
Intoxication
What type of classification does Staphylococcus aureus fall under?
Intoxication
The incident at the CNE is an example of this type of foodborne illness:
Intoxication of Staphylococcus aureus
Escherichia coli O157:H7 is an example of this type of Foodborne illness classification:
toxin-mediated infection
Clostridia perfringens is an example of this type of Foodborne illness classification:
Toxin-mediated infection
Give some details on clostridium perfringens
- makes up 11% of foodborne illnesses in Canada
- 0.18 million canadians
- associated with soil organisms like fruits and veggies
which pathogen is associated with soil organisms like fruits and veggies
clostridium perfringens
Salmonellosis is caused by this type of foodborne illness
Bacterial infection
Listeriosis is caused by this type of foodborne illness
Bacterial infection
Classify the following foodborne illnessis:
- Escherichia coli O157:H7
- Staphylococcus aureus
- Clostridia perfringens
- Listeriosis
- Botulism (Clostridia)
- Salmonellosis
- Escherichia coli O157:H7 - toxin-mediated infection
- Staphylococcus aureus - intoxication
- Clostridia perfringens - toxin-mediated infection
- Listeriosis - Bacterial infection
- Botulism (Clostridia) - intoxication
- Salmonellosis - bacterial infection
What are the main sources of contamination in foodborne illness?
1) environment (soil, water, air)
2) raw ingredients (poultry, beef, seafood, eggs)
3) contact surfaces
In cleaning agents, what is the thing that interacts with the bacterial cell membrane to inactive a virus?
hypochlorite ion
Hamburger disease is due to this toxin:
Escherichia coli O157:H7
The Walkerton Water crisis was associated with this toxin
Escherichia coli O157:H7
Hepatitis A is associated with which foods?
Seafood (Oysters)
when consuming seafood, one must be careful of which type of virus?
Hepatitis A
Raw eggs, milk, and dairy foods are associated with this type of bacteria
Listeria monocytogenes
Listeria monocytogenes is associated with which foods?
Raw eggs, milk, dairy
What is the danger zone for temperatures?
4-60 degrees celsius
What are thermophiles? at which temperatures do they live?
- microorganisms found at bottom of the ocean
- can last at high temperatures (60-74 degrees)
What does HACCP stand for?
Hazard analysis
identify critical control points
what are the main 4 pathogens in Canada?
1) Norovirus (65%)
2) clostridium perfringens (11%)
3) campylobacter (8%)
40 salmonella (5%)
In Escherichia coli O157:H7, the numbered portion is called the:
serotype (groups single species of microorganisms)