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Food Borne Diseases
Food Borne Diseases
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08/09/2010

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Term
Name the 6 food borne diseases
Definition
Botulism
Typhoid Fever
Salmonellosis
E. Coli
Cholera
Listeriosis
Term
A food borne disease can be caused by 1.) _______: ingestion of extoxin (not m.o) or 2.)________: ingestion of living, viable m.o.
Definition
Intoxication
infection
Term
What pathogen is Botulism
Definition
Clostridum botulinum
Term
___________ is ingested by endospores of a harvested crop or canning.
Definition
Botulism
Term
What s/s does botulism cause?
Definition
blurred vision, slurrd speech, difficulty swallowing, labored breathing
Term
Overall, what does botulism do to the body?
Definition
Exotoxin inhibits muscle contraction
Term
What are medical uses of botulism?
Definition
Botox, migranes, stuttering, nystagmus, tics, plantar fasciatis
Term
What is the pathogen for typhoid fever?
Definition
Salmonella typhi
Term
What are s/s of typhoid fever?
Definition
fever, malaise, headache, ulceration on intestinal tract, then enters bloodstream (lasts several weeks)
Term
What is the pathogen for Salmonellosis?
Definition
Salmonella typhimurium
Term
What food products is salmonellosis linked to?
Definition
poultry products, eggs
Term
Salmonellosis can only be found in _______
Definition
humans
Term
What are s/s of salmonellosis?
Definition
N/V, profuse diarrhea, headache, low grade fever
Term
What pathogen is E. coli?
Definition
Escherichia coli
Term
Name the 4 different types of E. coli.
Definition
Enterotoxicgenic E. coli (ETEC)
Enterohemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC)
Enteroinvasive E. coli (EIEC)
Enteroaggressive E. coli (EAEC)
Term
___________ traveler's diarrhea, associated w/diarrhea in infants in developing countries. Lasts several days, heat labile/sensitive
Definition
Enterotoxicgenic E. coli (ETEC)
Term
__________ found in intestines in cattle, verotoxin. In humans, causes food poisoning characteristics, hemorrhagic colitis (severe bloody diarrhea), hemolytic uremia syndrom (acute renal failure, anemia, thromobocytopenia)
Definition
Enterohemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC)
Term
___________ young children in developing countries, invades mucosal epithelium, abscesses in intestinal tract, blood and mucous in diarrhea, sudden onset, lasts a few days, self-limiting
Definition
Enteroinvasive E. coli (EIEC)
Term
_______________ acute diarrhea or even chronic diarha. industrialized countries
Definition
Enteroaggressive E. coli
Term
What are the pathogens of Cholera?
Definition
Vibrio cholera
Vibrio Parahemolytic
Vibrio vulnificus
Term
________ food or water borne, only to humans, sudden onset of extensive diarrhea, N/V, abdominal cramps, diarrhea up to 20L/day, rice water stool (fluid w/mucous, epithelial cells, bacteria)
Definition
Vibrio cholera
Term
How do you treat vibrio cholera?
Definition
Tetracycline, rehydration
Term
___________ halophile, associated w/seafood, shellfish, typical diarrhea symptoms, most common cause of food poisoing in Japan
Definition
Vibrio parahemolytic
Term
___________ free-living bacteria in coastal waters of U.S., in oysters esp. in estuaries. Don't eat oysters in months w/o R
Definition
Vibrio vulnificus
Term
What is the pathogen of Listeriosis?
Definition
Listeria monocytogenes
Term
________ typical diarrhea symptoms, associated w/unpasteurized cheese, deli meats, hot dogs, apple juice. Can cause meningitis and uterine infections
Definition
Listeriosis
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