Microbiology: Foodborne Bacterial Illnesses

Bacillus Cereus = Rice, starchy foods, meat, soil, dust Clostridium botulinum = Swollen cans, vacuum packed food, soil Campylobacter = Dirty vegetables, raw poultry E. Coli 0157:H7 = Ground beef, lettuce

Clostridium perfringens = Abdominal pain, nausea, mild flu-like symptoms Campylobacter = Diarrhea Salmonella = Cramps, vomiting, fever Shigella = Severe diarrhea

Hepatitis A = Feces-contaminated water, raw shellfish Norovirus = Poor personal hygiene, human intestinal tract Salmonella = Poultry and eggs, human intestinal tract Staphylococcous Aureus = Unwashed bare hands, cross contamination

<p>Listeriosis = Lunch and deli meats, soil, unpasteurized milk Salmonella = Poultry and eggs Vibrio/Cholera = Contaminated seafoods, raw/partially cooked oysters Trichinella = Pork, wild game</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>E.Coli 0157:H7 = 155F Salmonella = 165F Trichinella = 145F Anisakis = -4F for 7 days</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Listeriosis = Pregnant women Vibrio/Cholera = High-risk population caution Giardia = Intestinal tract/contaminated water Staphylococcous Aureus = Infected cuts/burns</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Norovirus = Improved personal hygiene Salmonella = Proper cooking and handling of poultry and eggs Staphylococcous Aureus = Proper hand washing and wound care Giardia = Proper treatment of contaminated water</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Listeriosis = Stillbirths Salmonella = Hospitalization Shigella = Dehydration Vibrio/Cholera = Severe diarrhea</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Giardia = Contaminated water Vibrio/Cholera = Contaminated seafoods Salmonella = Contaminated poultry and eggs Anisakis = Contaminated fish, sushi</p> Signup and view all the answers