A foodborne outbreak is the occurrence of a similar illness among two or more people which an investigation linked to consumption of a common meal or food items, except for botulism. Foodborne illnesses cause morbidity and mortality in the United States and all across the globe. The amount of foodborne illnesses has greatly increased in industrialized nations due to the amount of changes occurring with the growth of food. Some factors that had led to foodborne illnesses include, changes in agricultural and food processing methods, globalization of food distribution, and social and behavioral changes among the human population. Foodborne illness affects almost 25% of the United States population. It also causes around 9,000 deaths and costs
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This was disease that was associated with eating meat that contained a nematode (roundworm) from the genus Trichinella. The agent of trichinosis is Trichinella spiralis, which is found in many carnivorous and omnivorous animals. The disease occurs when a human ingests an undercooked piece of meat, then the larva gets released into the small intestine, which then grows into an adult inside the small intestine, then releases its larva into the mucosa, and the larva becomes encysted in the striated muscle (book). Trichinosis is not contagious among humans unless someone eats the infected muscle (PhD, C. P.). This outbreak could easily have been avoided if everyone makes sure that their meat is properly cooked before eating …show more content…
The best way that it could be prevented is by making sure that meats are cooked to safe temperatures. Food thermometers can be used to check the temperature of the meat to ensure that it is cooked to a proper temperature for consumption. For whole cuts of meat, it should be cooked to 145F at the thickest part of the meat. For ground meat, it should be cooked to 160F. For wild game, it also should be cooked to 160F. For all poultry, it should be cooked to 165F, and be rested before eating (PhD, C. P.). Another way that this can be prevented is to make sure that meat grinders are cleaned properly after each use to get rid of any potential harmful parasites that may have been in the meat (Trichinosis Prevention). The easiest way that this disease could have been prevented, would have been to make sure that the meat was cooked thoroughly to avoid any harmful worms from growing and reproducing in the
This was disease that was associated with eating meat that contained a nematode (roundworm) from the genus Trichinella. The agent of trichinosis is Trichinella spiralis, which is found in many carnivorous and omnivorous animals. The disease occurs when a human ingests an undercooked piece of meat, then the larva gets released into the small intestine, which then grows into an adult inside the small intestine, then releases its larva into the mucosa, and the larva becomes encysted in the striated muscle (book). Trichinosis is not contagious among humans unless someone eats the infected muscle (PhD, C. P.). This outbreak could easily have been avoided if everyone makes sure that their meat is properly cooked before eating …show more content…
The best way that it could be prevented is by making sure that meats are cooked to safe temperatures. Food thermometers can be used to check the temperature of the meat to ensure that it is cooked to a proper temperature for consumption. For whole cuts of meat, it should be cooked to 145F at the thickest part of the meat. For ground meat, it should be cooked to 160F. For wild game, it also should be cooked to 160F. For all poultry, it should be cooked to 165F, and be rested before eating (PhD, C. P.). Another way that this can be prevented is to make sure that meat grinders are cleaned properly after each use to get rid of any potential harmful parasites that may have been in the meat (Trichinosis Prevention). The easiest way that this disease could have been prevented, would have been to make sure that the meat was cooked thoroughly to avoid any harmful worms from growing and reproducing in the