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Types Of Food Poisoning Flashcards

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How many types of food poisoning are there?

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Three

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What are the three types of food poisoning?

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Chemical food poisoning
Biological food poisoning
Bacterial food poisoning

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What causes chemical food poisoning?

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It is caused by eating food contaminated with metal residues, antibiotic or pesticide and insecticide residue from agriculture

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What type of food poisoning is caused by eating food contaminated with metal residues, antibiotics or pesticide and insecticide residue from agriculture?

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Chemical food poisoning

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What causes biological food poisoning?

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It is caused by eating foods that naturally contain poisonous substances such as solanine in green potatoes

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What type of food poisoning is caused by eating food that naturally contain poisonous substances?

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Biological food poisoning

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What is an example of a substance that can cause biological food poisoning?

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Solanine in green potatoes

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What causes bacterial food poisoning?

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It is caused by eating food contaminated with pathogenic bacteria

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What type of food poisoning is caused by eating food contaminated with pathogenic bacteria?

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Bacterial food poisoning

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How does food become contaminated with pathogenic bacteria?

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Unhygienic food handlers
Pests
Water
Cross-contamination

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How many types of bacterial food poisoning are there?

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There are two types

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What are the two types of bacterial food poisoning?

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Infectious food poisoning and toxic food poisoning

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What is infectious food poisoning?

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An illness caused by eating food containing pathogenic bacteria that produce endotoxins

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What is toxic food poisoning?

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An illness caused by eating food containing pathogenic bacteria that produces exotoxins

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When are endotoxins released by a bacteria?

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They are released when the bacterial cell dies

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When are exotoxins produced by a bacteria?

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Before or after the food is eaten

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How are endotoxins destroyed?

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They are destroyed easily by normal cooking temperatures

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How are exotoxins destroyed?

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They are difficult to destroy and can be destroyed by 30 minutes of boiling

19
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What is the incubation period of infectious food poisoning?

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It has a long incubation period of over 12 hours

20
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What is the incubation period of toxic food poisoning?

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It has a short incubation period of around 2 hours

21
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What are two examples of infectious food poisoning causing bacteria?

A

Salmonella

E.coli

22
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What are two examples of toxic food poisoning causing bacteria?

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Staphylococcus aureus

Clostridium botulinum

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