Card 321
Question
You are starting to feel nauseous and remember possibly eating some undercooked chicken a few days ago. What type of bacteria is most likely making you sick?
Answer
Campylobacter jejuni (2-5 incubation days)
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Card 322
Question
Ascending paralysis is most often related to which pathogen and disease?
Answer
Campylobacter jejuni, Guillain-Barre syndrome
Card 323
Question
Which two food pathogens are considered as new and emerging food pathogens?
Answer
Campylobacter jejuni, Yersinia enterocolitica
Card 324
Question
According to the World Health Organization, the genus of bacteria is the most common cause of human gastroenteritis in the world.
Answer
Campylobacter.
Card 325
Question
Protein coat of virus is called:
Answer
Capsid
Card 326
Question
What is the protein coat of a virus call?
Answer
Capsids
Card 327
Question
What is an enzyme that catalyzes the reduction of hydrogen peroxide to oxygen and water?
Answer
Catalase
Card 328
Question
What animal is associated with the TSE disease Feline Spongiform Encephalopathy?
Answer
Cats
Card 329
Question
What causes ergotism (st. anthony's fire)?
Answer
Caused by eating toxic alkaloids produced by the fungus Claviceps purpurea. On wheat, barley, rye, oats, and wild grasses. Max. level of ergot allowed 0.1% dry weight in barley, oats, 0.3% dry weight in wheat and rye
Card 330
Question
What component of bacterial cell causes difference in color in gram staining?
Answer
Cell wall/ Peptidoglycan
Card 331
Question
What does CFSAN stand for?
Answer
Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
Card 332
Question
In a HACCP plan, an undeclared allergen contamination is considered as what type of hazard?
Answer
Chemical
Card 333
Question
Under HACCP, pesticides come under which hazard category?
Answer
Chemical
Card 334
Question
What animal is associated with the TSE disease Chronic Wasting Disease?
Answer
Chronic Wasting Disease= deer
Card 335
Question
What are the 2 types of food poisioning possibly received from consuming fish?
Answer
Ciguatera and scombroid. Scombroid is an intoxication (histamine), while Ciguatera is caused by ciguatoxins produced by dinoflagellates and bioaccumulated in fish.
Card 336
Question
What is the term for an irreversible, non-cancerous lesion of the liver caused by chronic consumption of aflatoxins?
Answer
Cirrhosis
Card 337
Question
St. Anthony's Fire outbreaks are now very rare. It is caused by a toxin on rye or wheat produced by what ?
Answer
Claviceps purpurea
Card 338
Question
Name the microorganism associated with Ergot poisoning.
Answer
Claviceps purpurea
Card 339
Question
What bacteria is found in foods that produce harmful toxins, is heat resistant but won’t grow in acidic foods?
Answer
Clostridium Botulinum
Card 340
Question
What is the major toxin-producing microorganism associated with herb infused oils held at or above room temp for extended periods of time?
Answer
Clostridium botulinum
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