HOSA NUTRITION- FOOD RELATED
ILLNESSES AND ALLERGIES EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
Even the most nutritious food can cause illness is - Answer-It is contaminated with
pathogens
Pathogens - Answer-Disease causing agents
Food is a good breeding ground for pathogens because - Answer-It provides them with
nutrients moisture and warmth
Food poisoning - Answer-Foodborne illness develops as a result of a pathogen infecting
someone also known as a foodborne infection
food intoxication - Answer-Caused by toxins produced by the pathogen
Botulism is - Answer-Deadly
Endotoxins - Answer-Toxins affecting mucosus membranes
Neurotoxins - Answer-Toxins affecting the nervous system
1/3 of the US population experiences food poisoning - Answer-Every year
Symptoms of food poisoning include - Answer-Vomiting diarrhea headache and
abdominal cramps
Some people who developed a food poisoning become very ill and - Answer-Die
Campylobacter jejuni is the most - Answer-Prevalent cause of diarrhea
Campylobacter jejuni is commonly found - Answer-In the intestine tracks of livestock
Campylobacter jejuni can contaminate - Answer-Meet during slaughter
Campylobacter jejuni Can take _______to develop and last up to _____ days - Answer-
2-5 days; 10
Symptoms of campylobacter jejuni are - Answer-Diarrhea fever headache muscle and
abdominal pain and nausea
Clostridium botulinum is found in - Answer-Soil water and intestinal track of animals
, The bacterial spores can't produce toxin in the - Answer-Absence of oxygen
Botulinum is extremely ______ and must be boiled up to six hours to die - Answer-Heat
resistant
Botulism - Answer-Where is the deadliest of food poisoning
Symptoms of botulism will appear within ______ after eating - Answer-4-36 hours
Symptoms of botulism include - Answer-Double vision speech difficulties inability to
swallow and respiratory paralysis
Botulism will cause death within - Answer-3 to 10 days
Natality write a botulism in the US is about - Answer-65%
Clostridium perfringens is often called - Answer-Cafe or Buffet germ Because it is that's
food that has been standing on buffets or steam tables for too long
Clostridium perfringens is a - Answer-Spore for me pathogen that these little oxygen
symptoms of clostridium perfringens are - Answer-Nausea diarrhea inflammation of the
stomach and intestine
symptoms of clostridium perfringens appear within - Answer-6-24 hours after ingestion
and last about 24 hrs
Hot food should be kept at or above - Answer-140°F
Cold food should be kept below - Answer-40°F
Cyclospora cayetanensis is a - Answer-Parasite that causes gastroenteritis
Cyclospora cayetanensis is a bacteria - Answer-That is found in feces of infected
persons in unclean water
Symptoms of Cyclospora cayetanensis include - Answer-Watery diarrhea abdominal
cramps decreased appetite and low-grade fever
Washing fruits and vegetables help prevent - Answer-Bacterial spread
E. coli is found in some - Answer-Mammal intestines, raw milk, contaminated water by
human or animal feces
ILLNESSES AND ALLERGIES EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
Even the most nutritious food can cause illness is - Answer-It is contaminated with
pathogens
Pathogens - Answer-Disease causing agents
Food is a good breeding ground for pathogens because - Answer-It provides them with
nutrients moisture and warmth
Food poisoning - Answer-Foodborne illness develops as a result of a pathogen infecting
someone also known as a foodborne infection
food intoxication - Answer-Caused by toxins produced by the pathogen
Botulism is - Answer-Deadly
Endotoxins - Answer-Toxins affecting mucosus membranes
Neurotoxins - Answer-Toxins affecting the nervous system
1/3 of the US population experiences food poisoning - Answer-Every year
Symptoms of food poisoning include - Answer-Vomiting diarrhea headache and
abdominal cramps
Some people who developed a food poisoning become very ill and - Answer-Die
Campylobacter jejuni is the most - Answer-Prevalent cause of diarrhea
Campylobacter jejuni is commonly found - Answer-In the intestine tracks of livestock
Campylobacter jejuni can contaminate - Answer-Meet during slaughter
Campylobacter jejuni Can take _______to develop and last up to _____ days - Answer-
2-5 days; 10
Symptoms of campylobacter jejuni are - Answer-Diarrhea fever headache muscle and
abdominal pain and nausea
Clostridium botulinum is found in - Answer-Soil water and intestinal track of animals
, The bacterial spores can't produce toxin in the - Answer-Absence of oxygen
Botulinum is extremely ______ and must be boiled up to six hours to die - Answer-Heat
resistant
Botulism - Answer-Where is the deadliest of food poisoning
Symptoms of botulism will appear within ______ after eating - Answer-4-36 hours
Symptoms of botulism include - Answer-Double vision speech difficulties inability to
swallow and respiratory paralysis
Botulism will cause death within - Answer-3 to 10 days
Natality write a botulism in the US is about - Answer-65%
Clostridium perfringens is often called - Answer-Cafe or Buffet germ Because it is that's
food that has been standing on buffets or steam tables for too long
Clostridium perfringens is a - Answer-Spore for me pathogen that these little oxygen
symptoms of clostridium perfringens are - Answer-Nausea diarrhea inflammation of the
stomach and intestine
symptoms of clostridium perfringens appear within - Answer-6-24 hours after ingestion
and last about 24 hrs
Hot food should be kept at or above - Answer-140°F
Cold food should be kept below - Answer-40°F
Cyclospora cayetanensis is a - Answer-Parasite that causes gastroenteritis
Cyclospora cayetanensis is a bacteria - Answer-That is found in feces of infected
persons in unclean water
Symptoms of Cyclospora cayetanensis include - Answer-Watery diarrhea abdominal
cramps decreased appetite and low-grade fever
Washing fruits and vegetables help prevent - Answer-Bacterial spread
E. coli is found in some - Answer-Mammal intestines, raw milk, contaminated water by
human or animal feces
