NU411 Foodborne Illnesses Exam Study
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t/f almost 1 in 10 people get sick with a foodborne illness annually - Ans:-true
outbreak - Ans:-A sudden rise in the incidence of a disease; must be 2 or more people in an area that
do not live in the same household
surveillance - Ans:-a continual dy...
s/sx of microbes/toxins entering the body through the GI tract - Ans:✔✔-N/V/D, abdominal cramps
danger signs - Ans:✔✔-bloody diarrhea, stiff neck w/ HA and fever, excessive diarrhea and vomiting
t/f norovirus can shed for weeks, and people should stay home 72h post-vomiting - Ans:✔✔-true
Send Sick Employees Home Now -- reportable food borne illness - Ans:✔✔-salmonella, shigella, E. coli,
hepatitis A, norovirus
t/f noroviruses are the least common foodborne illnesses - Ans:✔✔-false
noroviruses come from
a. uncooked veggies
b. shellfish
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