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T/F: fermented foods are among some of the newest foods known.

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False; fermented foods are some of the oldest foods known and are culturally diverse

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What produces the flavors, aromas, and consistencies of many foods?

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fermentation acids and sugars

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What is the term for any desirable change that occurs to a food or beverage as a result of microbial growth?

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Fermentation

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What is the term for adverse changes to a food due to the action of microorganisms?

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Spoilage

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What common fermented food mentioned in class is made from honey?

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mead

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What classification is given to foods that have a minimal storage time?

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perishable

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what classification is given to foods that can be stored sealed for months?

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semi-perishable

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What classification of foods can be stored indefinitely?

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non-perishable

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What classification of foods based on likelihood of spoilage is the most nutrient-rich?

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perishable

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T/F: low temperatures are desirable to prevent food spoilage.

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False; low temps for food storage

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T/F: high temperatures are desirable for food storage.

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False; high temps prevent spoilage.

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What are some symptoms of foodborne illnesses?

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nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, fever, fatigue, and muscle cramps

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What are the two categories of food poisoning?

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food infections and food intoxications

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T/F: consumption of living microorganisms is associated with food intoxications.

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False; this is associated with food infections

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T/F: consumption of microbial toxins rather than the microbe is associated with food infections.

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False; this is food intoxication

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Where do most foodborne illnesses come from?

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food service industry 38%

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T/F: the second most common known origin of foodborne illnesses is home preparation.

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True 25%

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What is the second most common origin of foodborne illnesses?

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unknown origin (30%)

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What food product is affected by Clostridium botulinum (produces a neurotoxin)?

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Home-prepared foods

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What food is affected by Escherichia coli (produces an enterotoxin)?

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meat; raw milk

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What organism affects raw and undercooked eggs, meat, dairy products, fruits and vegetables?

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Salmonella spp

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What is the second most common cause of foodborne illness in the
US?

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Salmonella spp

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What organism affects raw and undercooked seafood causing primary septicemia?

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Vibrio vulnificus

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What type of water pollution is associated with the presence of particulate matter?

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physical

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What type of water pollution is associated with the presence of inorganic or organic compounds?
chemical
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What type of water pollution is associated with the presence of too many or non-native microorganisms?
biological
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T/F: waterborne diseases are rare in the US.
True
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Selected Waterborne Agents
Table 25.6 on slide 177
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What virus discussed in class as an emerging disease is associated with handwashing, close living quarters and gastroenteritis?
norovirus
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What is the term for water that is considered safe to drink?
potable
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What is indicated by the presence of coliforms in water?
fecal contamination
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What are the 4 stages involved in treatment of drinking water?
coagulation or folcculation, sedimentation, filtration, and disinfection
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What are the 3 methods of microbial removal during filtration?
sand filtration, activated charcoal, and membrane filtration
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During disinfection, what are the 3 ways of inactivating remaining microbes in drinking water?
Chlorine, Ozone, and UV light
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What method of disinfection is used most commonly?
chlorine
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What does remediate meant?
to solve a problem
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What is the term for using biological organisms to solve an environmental problem such as contaminated soil or ground water?
Bio-remediate
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What is bioterrorism?
the use of microbes or their toxins to terrorze human populations.
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What is the term for using microbes to terrorize human populations by destroying the food supply?
Agroterrorism
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Bioterrorist Threats to humans
Table 25.8 slide 186
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What is considered more dangerous to humans, Viral encephalitis or viral hemorrhagic fevers?
viral hemorrhagic fevers
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T/F: pathogens in biosafety level 1 can be handled by healthy humans without causing disease.
True
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What level of biosafety are microbes that cause severe or fatal diseases classified?
Level 4
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What does symbiosis mean?
to live together
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What are the 3 types of symbiosis?
mutualism, commensalism, and parasitism
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During which symbiotic relationship type do both organisms benefit?
mutualism
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During which symbiotic relationship type does one organism benefit but the other is neither harmed nor benefited?
commensalism
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During which type of symbiotic relationship does one organism benefit and the other is harmed?
parasitism
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What are the other names for normal microbiota?
normal flora and indigenous microbiota
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What are the two types of normal microbiota that colonize the body's surface without normally causing disease?
Resident microbiota and transient microbiota
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Which type of normal microbiota remains a part of a person for life?
resident micorbiota
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Which type of normal microbiota remains in the body for hours-months before disappearing?
Transient microbiota
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What is the term for sites that are free of any microbes and are never colonized by normal flora?
axenic
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What are some examples of axenic areas in the body?
alveoli of lungs, CNS, circulatory system, Upper urogenital regions, and uterus
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When do humans first begin to develop normal microbiota?
during birthing process
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T/F: much of a person's resident microbiota is established during the first months of life.
True
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what are opportunistic pathogens?
normal microbiota that cause disease under certain circumstances i.e. immune suppression or introduction into unusual sites in the body
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What are reservoirs of infection?
sites where pathogens are maintained as a source of infection
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What are the 3 types of reservoirs mentioned in class?
animal reservoirs, human carriers, and nonliving reservoirs
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What is the term for diseases that naturally spread from animal host to humans?
zoonoses
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What is meant by humans being dead-end hosts?
humans get diseases from animals, animals do not usually get diseases from humans.
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T/F: infected individuals who are asymptomatic can infect others.
True, these people are called carriers.
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T/F: some carriers eventually develop illness.
True
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T/F: Quarantine is used to separate ill persons who have a communicable disease.
False; the proper term is isolation
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T/F: Isolation is used to separate and restrict the movement of well persons who may have been exposed to a communicable disease.
False; this is the definition of quarantine
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What are nonliving reservoirs of infection?
soil, water, and food; commonly contaminated by feces or urine
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What is the term for the mere presence of microbes in or on the body?
contamination
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What is the term for when an organism evades a body's external defenses, multiplies, and becomes established in the body?
infection
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T/F: Infection results in disease.
Not always; infection may or may not result in disease
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What are the 3 major Portals of Entry (pathways which pathogens enter the body)?
Skin, Mucous membranes, and placenta
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What is the parenteral route?
technically not a portal of entry, but a way to circumvent the usual portals of entry; cuts or punctures in the skin
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What is the most common site of entry for pathogens?
respiratory tract (nose, mouth, or eyes)
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T/F: GI tract may be a route of entry for some pathogens.
True
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T/F: Toxoplasmosis, syphilis, listeriosis, erythema infectiosum, AIDS, and German measles can all cross the placenta to infect the fetus.
True: slide 210
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What portal of entry would be involved in stepping on a nail?
parenteral route

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