Term
| what is a food borne illness and what are the 6 conditions which often precipitate large-scale food borne poisoning outbreaks? |
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Definition
}results from eating food which contains infectious agents (bacteria, viruses, and parasites.) or harmful chemicals (called toxins)
1.Growing
2.Harvesting
3.Processing
4.Storing
5.Shipping
6.Final Preparation |
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Term
| most outbreaks of food borne illnesses are the result of contamination by what 5 types of agents? which accounts for most cases? |
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Definition
•Bacteria – 70-75%
•Food toxins-chemicals – 15-20%
•Parasites – 2-3%
•Viruses – 1-2%
•Unknown - ? <5%
Bacteria accounts for most cases
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Term
| what are the four most common foodborne infections and their cases? |
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Definition
1.Campylobacter –B** (raw poultry)
2.Salmonella –B (animal/pet feces)
3.E.Coli – B (food/water from cow feces)
4.Calicivirus –(Norwalk-like)-V (person to person) |
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Term
| what are the 3 categories of high risk foods associated with bacterial infections of food/ |
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Definition
1. Raw foods
- meat
- poultry
- shellfish
2. Eggs
3. Produce |
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Term
| what 4 human populations are most vulnerable to food borne illness? why/how? |
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Definition
1.Infants & very young
2.Pregnant women & their fetuses
3.Elderly
4.People with compromised immune systems |
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Term
| what three meat products pose the greatest risk of food borne illness? what is the risk associated with each? |
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Definition
Type of Food Risk
Chicken 1 in 3
Pork 1 in 8
Beef 1 in 20 |
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Term
| what is an infectious dose and why is it that some people do not get sick while others do from eating the same foods? |
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Definition
= the amount necessary to cause illness. It varies by --
•dosage
•nature of pathogen,
•consumer’s age, and
•overall health. |
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Term
| what is cross contamination and what type of food is most often involved? |
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Definition
when food is contaminated when made contact with other surfaces. ex) dirty cutting board
meats |
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Term
| how are most foodborne illnesses trasmitted? |
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Definition
| they are trasmitted by touching raw meats and then touching ready to eat foods. also they are spread if dishes arent cleaned after raw meat is used on them |
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Term
| what is irradiation and why is it used/ |
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Definition
the treatment of food with high energy such as gamma rays, electron beams, or xrays as means of cold pasteurization, which destroys living bacteria to control foodborne illnesses.
it destroys many of the bacteria in the food |
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Term
| how effective is refrigeration in killing pathogens/ |
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Definition
| refrigerate foods within 2 hrs or less after cooking because cold temperatures will keep harmful bacteria from growing and multiplying |
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Term
| what is the danger zone for cooking? why/ |
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Definition
| in the kitchen counters because they are usually dirty or around the stoves |
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Term
| what are the distinctive features of bacterial food poisoning? |
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Definition
•Dehydration
•Bloody/excessive diarrhea
•Temp > 101.5 deg. F
•Repeated vomiting
•Flu-like symptoms |
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Term
| whats the difference btwn a food allergy and a food intolerance, which is most threatening and why? |
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Definition
Food Allergy – immune system response
Food intolerance – digestive system response |
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Term
| what are the 5 most important food handling recommendations of the dept of agriculture? |
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Definition
•Wash hands
•Separate raw meats and juices from other food
•Clean all surfaces to avoid cross-contamination
•Cook properly
•Refrigerate. |
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Term
| when u go away on a vacation to another country what should you do to protect yourself from food borne diseases? |
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Definition
}Don’t eat food from street vendors
}Don’t drink beverages with ice
}Drink only bottled or boiled water
}Don’t eat dairy products unless you know they have been pasteurized
- milk
- apple cider
- other fruit juices |
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Term
| what are the three global strategies for disease prevention? |
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Definition
community wide- hosts, environments
milestones-host, environments
high risk- groups, environments |
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Term
| community wide environmental strategies |
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Definition
| key west FL, Insect Control |
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Term
| community wide host centered strategies |
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Definition
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Term
| environmental milestone strategies |
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Definition
| RI emissions safety testings |
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Term
| host centered milestone strategies |
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Definition
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Term
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Definition
| closing beach due to shark attack |
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Term
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Definition
| distinguishing group of high risk |
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