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What organism is the most deadly cause of food borne illness in the US?
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∙ 13y ago
Botulism is the most deadly of all food borne illnesses. It is caused by the organism clostridium botulinum
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What is a deadly illness?
An illness that is able to cause death.
Give to examples of organisms wich might cause food poisoning or food borne illness?
Bacteria and viruses are two organisms which might cause food poisoning or food borne illness.
What causes foodborne illness?
Bacteria from uncleaned surfaces or uncooked food cause food borne illnesses.
Why is listeriosis considered a food-borne illness?
Listeria bacteria are widely distributed in nature and can be found in water and soil. Infected animals may also serve as sources. Listeria can be spread by several different methods. Ingestion (food-borne transmission) of the organism, such as through unpasteurized milk or contaminated vegetables, is often a source of cases. In newborn infections, the organism may be transmitted from mother to fetus during pregnancy, or directly to the newborn at the time of birth. Direct contact with the organism can cause lesions on the skin.
What are the three things that mutation can cause?
A change in the DNA can cause three types of changes: a beneficial change (organism does better than others), a deadly change (kills the organism) or a neutral change (not better/not deadly).
What is the cause of food born illness?
Food borne illness is caused by consuming contaminated foods or beverages. Many different disease-causing microbes or pathogens can contaminate foods, so there are many different types of food borne illnesses. Most food borne diseases are infections caused by a variety of bacteria, viruses, and parasites.
What causes bacterial food poisoning?
"Chemicals, heavy metals, parasites, fungi, viruses and bacteria can cause food borne illness."
Can viruses cause foodborne illness?
No, a virus needs a living organism to survive. It actually binds to the cells in the body, and changes them into virus cells. That's why you can't take antibiotics to treat a virus, because the virus is inside of your cells. You can't very well just kill all of your own cells.
Why are dog fleas more successful parasites than bacteria that cause deadly disease?
Your answer is in the question. Fleas are not deadly, so spread beyond the death of the organism they infect. Deadly bacteria die with their host.
What serious infection is sometimes mistaken for shigellosis?
E coli, another cause of food-borne illness, can be mistaken for Shigella both by physicians and the laboratory.
Which of the following is not a food-borne illness?
Foodborne illness (also food-borne disease and colloquially referred to as food poisoning) is ... The incubation period tends to cause sufferers to not associate the ... because even if infected food was eliminated from the stomach in the first bout, ... Good hygiene practices before, during, and after food preparation can reduce.
What can improper food handling cause?
At the least, mild to serious food-borne illness such as salmonella, E. coli, or even typhoid. At the worst, death caused by such illnesses.
