Deck 12: Food Borne Infections

Question 1

Describe the difference(s) between spoiled and contaminated food.

Answer 1

Spoiled foods often appear discolored or have an unpleasant odor and are otherwise nonpalatable; contaminated foods may appear and smell "fresh" or seem otherwise edible.

Question 2

Name three common foodborne pathogens.

Answer 2

Salmonella spp., C. perfringens, B. cereus, Staph. aureus, L. monocytogenes, or C. jejuni

Question 3

FoodNet is the abbreviated name of what foodborne disease surveillance system in the United States?

Answer 3

The Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network

Question 4

Foodborne Salmonella infections are commonly associated with what types of foods?

Question 5

Symptoms of foodborne Salmonella spp. infections begin about 12 to 24 hours after ingestion of the contaminated food item(s).

Question 6

In the United Kingdom, Salmonella foodborne illness is the most common. What is the second most common foodborne illness?

Question 7

About how many C. perfringens foodborne illnesses are linked to food eaten at restaurants?

A) 10%
B) 20%
C) 30%
D) 40%
E) 50%

Question 8

It's not C. botulinum that is pathogenic per se, it's the neurotoxin.

Question 9

Foodborne C. botulinum infections are commonly associated with consumption of what types of food?

A) Ice cream and yogurt
B) Undercooked eggs and poultry
C) Smoked or preserved meats and home-canned vegetables
D) Raw or undercooked seafood
E) All of these are correct.

Question 10

Name two symptoms of foodborne C. botulinum infections.

Question 11

In infants, about three-quarters of foodborne botulism is associated with what food?

A) Honey
B) Homemade baby food
C) Breastmilk
D) Fruit juices, especially apple juice
E) Yogurt

Question 12

Name three food items commonly associated with L. monocytogenes infections.

Question 13

About how many listeriosis infections occur each year in the United States?

A) 1,100
B) 1,600
C) 2,100
D) 2,600
E) > 2,600

Question 14

The worst listeriosis outbreak in U.S. history was associated with what?

Question 15

Who should avoid raw-milk dairy products, soft cheeses, and processed and undercooked meats?

Question 16

Trichinella spiralis is what type of organism?

A) Virus
B) Bacterium
C) Protozoa
D) Helminth
E) None of these is correct.

Question 17

The most common source of trichinellosis infections is what type of food?

Question 18

About how many cases of trichinellosis are reported each year?

A) 5,000
B) 10,000
C) 15,000
D) 20,000
E) > 20,000

Question 19

What is the intermediate host of T. solium?

A) Pigs
B) Cows
C) Foxes
D) Bears
E) Chickens

Question 20

Neurocysticercosis occurs when T. solium cysticerci sequester where?

Question 21

The highest rates of taeniasis occur where?

A) Central and South America
B) The Indian subcontinent
C) The Philippines and Southeast Asia
D) Southern Europe
E) All of these are correct.

Question 22

The Norovirus was first known as what?

Question 23

More than half of all foodborne Norovirus cases are associated with who or what?

A) Lettuce
B) Food handlers
C) Fruits
D) Nuts
E) Undercooked oysters

Question 24

Almost a quarter of all Norovirus outbreaks are associated with cruise ships.

Question 25

Norovirus kills as many as ____________ people each year.