food borne infections

A food handler sneezes when he is packing the food, what do you think this could lead to

• The nose droplets could contaminate the food

• It will not infect anyone

Food can get contaminated through insects, rodents and other animals

• No

• Yes they are indirect carriers of microorganism

Which of these is cross contamination - transfer of microbes from something dirty to something clean by means of a non-food vehicle

• Through chopping board, knives and utensils

• Dirty hands of food handler

• Unclean work surface

• when 1 poor quality food is combined with good food

What is caused when live microorganisms are present in food

• Food infections

• Food Poisoning

Which organism will the food have, if the food handler often touches his scalp and pimple

• Staphylococcus aureus

• Salmonella typhimurium

• E. coli

• Bacillus cereus

Which of the following produces a neurotoxin

• S. Typhii

• Clostridium botulinum

• Bacillus cereus

• Staphyloccus aureus

Bacillus cereus is found in

• Meat

• Eggs

• Fermented rice

• Vegetables

Many cases of food infections have been reported by eating contaminated eggs. What is the disease?

• Salmonellosis

• Botulinum

• Shigellosis

• Cholera

The disease that where there is high and continued fever, lack of hunger and diarrhea

• salmonellosis

• Cholera

• Typhoid

Which of the following is a viral disease that is transmitted through the oral feacal route

• Cholera

• Shigellosis

• Typhoid

• Botulism