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Clostridium Perfringens |
a bacteria that causes food-borne intoxication and infection; found in large storages of food b/c oxygen is unable to get to the middle; has heat-resistant spores so is difficult to kill |
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Clostridium Botulinum |
deadliest bacteria causes food-borne intoxication causes blocking of nerve function leading to vomitting, double vision and eventually death found in large storages of foods |
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Staphylococcus Aureus |
a bacteria that causes food-borne intoxication caused by eating contaminated food or not washing hands found in nasal passages of humans and is transferred to food via coughing and sneezing causes vomitting |
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E. Coli |
a bacteria that causes food-borne infection found in fecal contamination of food and water killed by heating and cooking causes bloody diarrhea, kidney failure and abdominal pain |
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Salmonella |
bacteria that causes food-borne infection found in poultry and eggs killed by cooking and heating is most common U.S. food-borne illness |
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Campylobacteria jejuni |
bacteria that causes food-borne infection found in unpasteurized milk and undercooked meats thrives in cold temperatures so have to heat it to kill it causes acute diarrhea |
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Listeria monocytogenes |
a bacteria that causes food-borne infection causes flulike symptoms but is more severe in pregnant women found almost everywhere in the environment grows at fridge temperatures so have to heat it up |
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Vibrio Vulnificus |
a bacteria that causes food-borne infection found in oysters and raw/undercooked shellfish causes GI tract upset |
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norovirus |
virus causes 50% of american cases of stomach flu caused by eating contaminated food and not washing hands killed through cooking and heating |
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Hepatitis A |
a virus from food and water contaminated with feces killed through chlorination of water, vaccination, sanitation and cooking food causes liver inflammation, fatigue and nausea |
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Giardia Lamblia |
a single-celled parasite found in water contaminated with animal feces and day-cares that don't wash their hands well enough prevented by treating water from rivers and streams and washing hands |
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Cryptospordium Parvum |
a single-celled parasite found in contaminated water, raw fruits and vegetables |
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Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease |
a prion the human version of BSE aka mad cow disease contracted by eating the flesh of an infected cow causes mood swings, numbness, dementia and death |
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Trichinella Spiralis |
multicellular parasite small, wormlike organisms that when consumed go to muscles found in undercooked raw game meats and fish |
