The food borne illness I have chosen is salmonella. Question 1: What is the infectious agent (pathogen) that causes this infectious disease? The infectious agent (pathogen) that causes salmonella is called salmonella enteriditis. The bacteria is larger than a virus; but‚ is visible to the eye with the microscope. It is rod-shaped‚ gram negative‚ non-motile bacteria that does not form spores. Interestingly enough it communicates to its fellow bacteria via AHL. It infects the cell‚ multiplies
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Salmonella Introduction Being ill is never pleasant to begin with‚ especially from eating the foods we are fond of. Today‚ there are many food borne illness that can effect us but one of the most universally distributed is Salmonella. Salmonella contagion is a common microbial disease that upset the intestinal tract. They are generally inhabited in human and animal intestines and are transmitted by feces. Humans are exposed with this infection mainly through contaminated water and food .It
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Experiment 21: Salmonella and food contamination Purpose /Objective Objective: To test salmonella in spinach sample over five lab periods. Food contamination of salmonella can cause serious illness. Only small numbers of salmonella need to be found for a food product to be considered contaminated. Tests used Pre-enrichment- lactose broth Selective enrichment broth- with Tetrathionate Brilliant Broth Selective Plating- Brilliant Green Agar Isolation of salmonella conformation- is preformed
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bloodstream. This bacteria is called salmonella and it comes from undercooked food. It goes through the mouth down to the esophagus that connects to the stomach liver and gallbladder. As it goes down it filters through the liver stomach and gallbladder all connects the intestines. Salmonella sometimes reach the brain if it does‚ people will die very quickly and the spleen can be effected to by it. If it does the spleen will affect the stomach. People get salmonella by raw eggs‚ raw chicken under refrigerated
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Monophasic Salmonella Typhimurium - Efficacy of vaccine administration Since mid- 1990´s a number of reports have been published on the isolation of different Salmonella strains‚ similar to S. Typhimurium but a difference in the flagella antigen‚ in several European countries as well as in the U.S.A (EFSA Journal 2010‚ Andrea et al. 2008). As known‚ serotyping of Salmonellas is based on antigenic variability of LPS (O Antigen)‚ flagella (H antigen) and capsule (VI antigen). Most Salmonella strains
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Salmonella Michael Munoz SCI163 November 21‚ 2012 Mrs. Rotnem Salmonella Salmonella is an infection more formally known as Salmonellosis. It is a food borne illness that targets and attacks the intestinal tract. In the past years‚ this disease has caused many to get sick and in some cases‚ even death. The food industry is continuously creating ways to ensure the public health including public awareness and better rules and regulation on food safety. Salmonella is
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Salmonella is one of the most commonly reported types of food-borne illness. Salmonella is caused by a variety of different bacteria. The ensuing illness is treatable‚ but in some cases‚ fatal. Most of the time people aren’t even aware they have salmonella‚ they think something they ate didn’t agree with them and the symptoms are mild and disappear quickly. I believe no one really takes any action of going to a hospital or to their doctor until the symptoms worsen and become unbearable or scary for
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Case: Preventing Salmonella Enteritidis Outbreaks from Bean Sprout Consumers Nelly Wong Student ID#: 59238286 Public Health 2‚ Winter 2017 Dr. Zuzana Bic Step 1: Gather Background Information 1.1 Background / Why Problem Exists The case study on the Multistate Outbreak of Salmonella Enteritidis Infections Linked to Bean Sprouts tackles the problem of infections from eating bean sprouts. In the end of 2014‚ there was an outbreak of Salmonella Enteritidis (SE) reported amongst 12
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Salmonella Typhi is a very contagious infection in the intestines that affects the whole body. It is called by a bacteria called Salmonella Typhi that is found in the stools of an infected person. Most people in the United States get typhoid as a result of visiting another country. Typhoid is spread when a person eats food or water contaminated by human waste (stool or urine) containing Salmonella Typhi bacteria. Typhoid fever mostly preys upon people from the United States who visit other
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that the source of the developing outbreak was the On the Border restaurant in Vancouver‚ Washington. On October 9‚ On the Border temporarily ceased operation. Dr. Alan Melnick‚ Clark County Health Officer‚ stated that the closure was “a further precaution to reduce the risk of Salmonella spreading to others.” Meanwhile‚ health department staff continued to interview employees and patrons of the restaurant to learn more about the precise cause of the outbreak. The health department also continued
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