LEARN2SERVE FOOD MANAGER
CERTIFICATION – NOTES QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Salmonella - Symptoms ANSW✅✅food poisoining
Salmonella - Prevention ANSW✅✅avoid cross contamination, maintain personal hygiene, clean
workspaces, cook foods properly
Shigella - Cause ANSW✅✅Pests or human-to-human by infected feces. Shigella is a bacteria found
in the digestive tract of humans
Shigella - Infection ANSW✅✅develops within 2-3 days of exposure
Shigella - Symptoms ANSW✅✅loose, watery stool. Dysentery in severe cases
Shigella - Prevention ANSW✅✅may spread to others through contaminated stool up to 4 weeks
after symptoms have passed
Norovirus - Cause ANSW✅✅food items or water sources contaminated with infected feces or
fluids
Norovirus - Infection ANSW✅✅sudden onset, 1-2 days, extremely contagious
Thawing food can be part of the cooking process if ANSW✅✅cooked to the requirements of the
FDA food code
Foodborne Pathogens easily transmitted through food ANSW✅✅Salmonella, Shigella, Norovirus,
E Coli, Hepatits A, Clostridium Botulinum
Salmonella - Cause ANSW✅✅Can be found on any food item exposed to animal waste
, Salmonella - Infection ANSW✅✅immediate, develops within 12-72 hours and lasts 4-7 days
Norovirus - Symptoms ANSW✅✅gastroenteritis or "stomach flu"
Norovirus - Prevention ANSW✅✅can be infectious three days - two weeks after recovery
E.Coli - Cause ANSW✅✅Poor processing and handling of food that has been contaminated (i.e.
manure-based fertilizers). Bacteria found in digestive tract of humans, most strains harmless.
E. Coli - Infection ANSW✅✅develops within 3-4 days
E. Coli - Symptoms ANSW✅✅bloody diarrhea, severe cases cause blood problems and kidney
failure
E. Coli - Prevention ANSW✅✅proper handling and cooking to safe temperatures, proper hand
washing after restroom, proper fruit and veg washing
Hepatitis A - Cause ANSW✅✅raw or undercooked shellfish harvested from polluted waters, other
infected individuals, cold cuts, fresh squeeze juices, raw fruits and veg, water contaminated with
sewage
Hepatitis A - Infection ANSW✅✅sudden onset, lasts less than two months
Hepatitis A - Symptoms ANSW✅✅fever, nausea, loss of appetite, abdominal discomfort, dark
urine, jaundice
Hepatitis A - Prevention ANSW✅✅Proper sanitation, personal hygeine, water treatment with
chlorination, heating to 185 degrees for one minute
Clostridium botulinum - Causes ANSW✅✅occurs in badly packaged or damaged canned and
vacuum-sealed foods including canned vegetables
Clostridium botulinum - Infection ANSW✅✅onset 4-6 hours, targets the nervous system and may
cause permanent damage if not treated immediately
CERTIFICATION – NOTES QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Salmonella - Symptoms ANSW✅✅food poisoining
Salmonella - Prevention ANSW✅✅avoid cross contamination, maintain personal hygiene, clean
workspaces, cook foods properly
Shigella - Cause ANSW✅✅Pests or human-to-human by infected feces. Shigella is a bacteria found
in the digestive tract of humans
Shigella - Infection ANSW✅✅develops within 2-3 days of exposure
Shigella - Symptoms ANSW✅✅loose, watery stool. Dysentery in severe cases
Shigella - Prevention ANSW✅✅may spread to others through contaminated stool up to 4 weeks
after symptoms have passed
Norovirus - Cause ANSW✅✅food items or water sources contaminated with infected feces or
fluids
Norovirus - Infection ANSW✅✅sudden onset, 1-2 days, extremely contagious
Thawing food can be part of the cooking process if ANSW✅✅cooked to the requirements of the
FDA food code
Foodborne Pathogens easily transmitted through food ANSW✅✅Salmonella, Shigella, Norovirus,
E Coli, Hepatits A, Clostridium Botulinum
Salmonella - Cause ANSW✅✅Can be found on any food item exposed to animal waste
, Salmonella - Infection ANSW✅✅immediate, develops within 12-72 hours and lasts 4-7 days
Norovirus - Symptoms ANSW✅✅gastroenteritis or "stomach flu"
Norovirus - Prevention ANSW✅✅can be infectious three days - two weeks after recovery
E.Coli - Cause ANSW✅✅Poor processing and handling of food that has been contaminated (i.e.
manure-based fertilizers). Bacteria found in digestive tract of humans, most strains harmless.
E. Coli - Infection ANSW✅✅develops within 3-4 days
E. Coli - Symptoms ANSW✅✅bloody diarrhea, severe cases cause blood problems and kidney
failure
E. Coli - Prevention ANSW✅✅proper handling and cooking to safe temperatures, proper hand
washing after restroom, proper fruit and veg washing
Hepatitis A - Cause ANSW✅✅raw or undercooked shellfish harvested from polluted waters, other
infected individuals, cold cuts, fresh squeeze juices, raw fruits and veg, water contaminated with
sewage
Hepatitis A - Infection ANSW✅✅sudden onset, lasts less than two months
Hepatitis A - Symptoms ANSW✅✅fever, nausea, loss of appetite, abdominal discomfort, dark
urine, jaundice
Hepatitis A - Prevention ANSW✅✅Proper sanitation, personal hygeine, water treatment with
chlorination, heating to 185 degrees for one minute
Clostridium botulinum - Causes ANSW✅✅occurs in badly packaged or damaged canned and
vacuum-sealed foods including canned vegetables
Clostridium botulinum - Infection ANSW✅✅onset 4-6 hours, targets the nervous system and may
cause permanent damage if not treated immediately
