Neurotoxic Shellfish Poisoning- Brevetoxin
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warmer waters of gulf coast and carribean
Associated food- clams, mussels, oysters
Common symptoms: tingling and numbness of the lips, tongue, and throat;
dizziness, reversal of hat and cold sensations, vomiting, diarrhea
Prevention- purchase shellfish from approved, reputable suppliers
,Cooking Ground Beef
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ServSafe temp (FDA Food Code)- 155
USDA recommendation- 160
Cooking ground beef for at- risk populations- 165
Ciguatoxin
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I accumulate in predatory reef fish
I can produce tingling fingers
I have been associated with grouper
I produce an illness with symptoms that may last years
Bascillus cerius
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I am found in the soil
I have been associated with rice
I can produce two different types of toxins that cause illness
Cooking food to required minimum temperatures can destroy me
Giardia duodenalis
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transmitted via oocysts in feces
Disease: Giardiasis
Commonly associated food: improperly treated water
Most common symptoms: initially: fever Later: loose stool (greasy/watery),
abdominal cramps, nausea
Parasites in humans and animals
found in freshwater
transmitted via oocysts in feces
Prevention: use properly treated water
Prevent transfer of parasite: exclude foodhandlers with diarrhea, wash
hands properly to minimize the risk of cross- contamination
Vibrio vulnificus- primary septicemia/ fulminating
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Commonly associated foods- raw or partially cooked oysters
most common symptoms- (people with liver disease and diabetes)- fever
and chills , nausea, skin lesions, diarrhea and vomiting possible, death
rod, no spores
habitat: marine environment
found in waters of gulf coast, Atlantic and pacific
problem in warmer months
disease: "fulminating septicemia" extremely rapid progression of disease
Anisakis simplex
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Cooking seafood can destroy me
I have been found in herring
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warmer waters of gulf coast and carribean
Associated food- clams, mussels, oysters
Common symptoms: tingling and numbness of the lips, tongue, and throat;
dizziness, reversal of hat and cold sensations, vomiting, diarrhea
Prevention- purchase shellfish from approved, reputable suppliers
,Cooking Ground Beef
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ServSafe temp (FDA Food Code)- 155
USDA recommendation- 160
Cooking ground beef for at- risk populations- 165
Ciguatoxin
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I accumulate in predatory reef fish
I can produce tingling fingers
I have been associated with grouper
I produce an illness with symptoms that may last years
Bascillus cerius
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I am found in the soil
I have been associated with rice
I can produce two different types of toxins that cause illness
Cooking food to required minimum temperatures can destroy me
Giardia duodenalis
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transmitted via oocysts in feces
Disease: Giardiasis
Commonly associated food: improperly treated water
Most common symptoms: initially: fever Later: loose stool (greasy/watery),
abdominal cramps, nausea
Parasites in humans and animals
found in freshwater
transmitted via oocysts in feces
Prevention: use properly treated water
Prevent transfer of parasite: exclude foodhandlers with diarrhea, wash
hands properly to minimize the risk of cross- contamination
Vibrio vulnificus- primary septicemia/ fulminating
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Commonly associated foods- raw or partially cooked oysters
most common symptoms- (people with liver disease and diabetes)- fever
and chills , nausea, skin lesions, diarrhea and vomiting possible, death
rod, no spores
habitat: marine environment
found in waters of gulf coast, Atlantic and pacific
problem in warmer months
disease: "fulminating septicemia" extremely rapid progression of disease
Anisakis simplex
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Cooking seafood can destroy me
I have been found in herring