PARASITES and FUNGI

Question 1

• about PARASITES

- how to PREVENT

Answer 1

-PATHOGEN that needs to have a live host
-associated w/ contaminated water
(produce, seafood, wild game)

PREVENTION:

• purchase from reputable suppliers
• cook to internal temp or freeze

Question 2

Cyclospora Cayetanensis

illness: Cyclosporosis

Answer 2

!!!PARASITE!!!

COMMONLY LINKED

• found in produce (such as berries, lettuce, basil)
• irrigated w/ contaminated water or incorrectly treated water
• found in feces of infected people
• produce such as berries, lettuce, basil

SYMPTOMS:

• nausea
• abdominal cramps
• mild fever
• diarrhea alternating
• constipation
• loss of weight
• loss of appetite

Question 3

Giardia Duodenalis

illness: Giardiasis

Answer 3

!!!PARASITE!!!

COMMONLY LINKED:

• found in feces of infected people
• linked to incorrectly treated water
• linked to produce

SYMPTOMS:

• initially…fever
• later…diarrhea, abdominal cramps, nausea

PREVENTION:

• use correctly treated water
• excluded food handlers w/ diarrhea
• wash hands
• purchase from approved suppliers

Question 4

Cryptosporidium Parvum

illness: Cryptospoidiosis

Answer 4

!!!PARASITE!!!

COMMONLY LINKED:

• found in feces of infected people
• food handlers transfer from feces on their hands
• common in Hospitals and Day Care Centers
• contaminated water
• produce

SYMPTOMS:

• watery diarrhea
• abdominal cramps
• nausea
• weight loss

PREVENTION:

• use potable water
• exclude food handlers with diarrhea
• wash hands
• use approved suppliers

Question 5

Anisakis Simplex

Illness: Anisakis

Answer 5

!!!PARASITE!!!

COMMONLY LINKED:
-found on raw or undercooked seafood
(herring, halibut, coal, mackerel, pacific salmon

SYMPTOMS:

• tingling in throat
• coughing up worms

Question 6

how to Prevent FUNGI

Answer 6

PREVENTION:

• throw out moldy food
• use reputable suppliers