food poisoning

Question 1

what are the three types of food poisoning?

Answer 1

staphylococcus
botulism
salmonella

Question 2

staphylococcus

what is staphylococcus caused by?

Answer 2

toxins produced by staphylococcus aureus as they digest the food

Question 3

staphylococcus

where is staphylococcus normally found?

Answer 3

on skin, nose, throat

Question 4

staphylococcus

which foods does staphylococcus multiplies well in?

Answer 4

many foods (dairy products, cream-filled bakery goods)

Question 5

staphylococcus

what are the symptoms?

Answer 5

nausea, diarrhea, abdominal cramps

Question 6

staphylococcus

when do symptoms appear?

Answer 6

1-5h after infected food is eaten

Question 7

staphylococcus

what is the recovery?

Answer 7

usually in a few days, death seldom results

Question 8

botulism

what is botulism caused by?

Answer 8

toxins produced by Clostridium botulinum under anaerobic (no oxygen) conditions

Question 9

botulism

where is botulism common?

Answer 9

in many soils

Question 10

botulism

how can botulism be contracted?

Answer 10

when vegetables are not cooked enough before canning (toxins are destroyed by high temperatures)

Question 11

botulism

what are the symptoms?

Answer 11

double vision, weakness, paralysis (begins in neck)

Question 12

botulism

when do symptoms appear?

Answer 12

12-36h after infected food is eaten

Question 13

botulism

what is the recovery?

Answer 13

fatal in 70% of cases

Question 14

salmonella

where does salmonella grow?

Answer 14

in intestine of host and is not due to a toxin

Question 15

salmonella

from where is salmonella transferred?

Answer 15

from food animals to humans

Question 16

salmonella

how is the bacteria killed?

Answer 16

proper cooking (avoid food containing raw eggs)

Question 17

salmonella

where is salmonella found?

Answer 17

in meat products, poultry, eggs, milk, milk products

Question 18

salmonella

what are the symptoms?

Answer 18

headache or chills, nausea, diarrhea, abdominal cramps

Question 19

salmonella

when do symptoms appear?

Answer 19

12-24h after infected food is eaten

Question 20

salmonella

what is the recovery?

Answer 20

within 2-3 days, rarely fatal

Question 21

which bacteria is the most deadly?

Answer 21

botulism

Question 22

botulism
how it is caught
effect of toxin on human
shape of bacterium

Answer 22

eating canned food which contains the toxin
paralysis- toxin prevents the nerves from stimulating muscles to contract
rod

Question 23

tetanus
how it is caught
effect of toxin on human
shape of bacterium

Answer 23

bacteria enter the body through a wound made by a dirty sharp object (eg a nail)
muscle paralysis (muscles cannot contract) (eg lockjaw)
rod

Question 24

gas gangrene
how it is caught
effect of toxin on human
shape of bacterium

Answer 24

bacteria in a large wound are allowed to grow without air
tissues around the wound are permanently destroyed
rod

Question 25

diphtheria how it is caught effect of toxin on human shape of bacterium

Answer 25

bacteria from a patient's cough or sneeze enter someone else's nose or mouth inflammation (red swellings) of the air passages of the lungs; destruction of heart, muscle, other tissues rod

Question 26

pneumonia how it is caught effect of toxin on human shape of bacterium

Answer 26

bacteria from a patient's cough or sneeze enter someone else's nose or mouth destroys cells of the lungs sphere

Question 27

whooping cough how it is caught effect of toxin on human shape of bacterium

Answer 27

bacteria from a patient's cough or sneeze enter someone else's nose or mouth destroys cells of the air passages of the lungs rod

Question 28

dysentery, typhoid cholera how it is caught effect of toxin on human shape of bacterium

Answer 28

eating food, drinking drinks containing the bacteria severe diarrhea; high fever with typhoid; some damage to cells lining the intestine rods

Question 29

gonorrhoea how it is caught effect of toxin on human shape of bacterium

Answer 29

sexual contact with an infected person a venereal disease first characterized by inflammation of the genital organs; can cause sterility sphere