Food Borne Illnesses Work Sheet
Foodborne Illnesses Worksheet
Eating unhealthy food is one thing. Eating food that has been contaminated with a pathogen, toxin, or other harmful substance is quite another. You may be surprised to know that more than 200 diseases are transmitted through food. Becoming knowledgeable about how food becomes contaminated and how it affects the human body may greatly increase your ability to improve your health and wellness while staying free from foodborne illnesses.
With this worksheet, first choose one of the following foodborne illnesses to complete the assignment:
· Salmonella
· Staphylococcus
· Clostridium perfringens
· Norovirus (formerly Norwalk virus)
· Hepatitis A
· Giardia or amoeba parasites
Students write a 75-150 word response to each of the following questions:
· What is the infectious agent (pathogen) that causes this infectious disease? For example, the name of the bacteria, virus, or parasite. Hint: identify the pathogen then state if it is a bacteria, virus or parasite. Hepatitis A is an infectious agent. Hepatitis A is also a liver disease. Hepatitis means inflammation of the liver. Inflammation can be very painful. It becomes red and swells that results when tissues of the body become injured or infected. When the inflammation reaches a certain point in the liver, if not taken care of properly can cause the organs not to work properly. The human body can not live without the liver. The liver has many uses, for example it removes harmful chemicals from the blood. Hepatitis A is a well known virus.
· How is this infectious agent transmitted through food or water? Hepatitis A is an infectious agent and can be contracted from eating food or drinking water contaminated with human feces. In addition those who ingest seafood from contaminated water can be infected with the virus hepatitis A. You can catch Hepatitis A by drinking untreated water or food that has been washed by untreated water. The virus can be found to cause
Eating unhealthy food is one thing. Eating food that has been contaminated with a pathogen, toxin, or other harmful substance is quite another. You may be surprised to know that more than 200 diseases are transmitted through food. Becoming knowledgeable about how food becomes contaminated and how it affects the human body may greatly increase your ability to improve your health and wellness while staying free from foodborne illnesses.
With this worksheet, first choose one of the following foodborne illnesses to complete the assignment:
· Salmonella
· Staphylococcus
· Clostridium perfringens
· Norovirus (formerly Norwalk virus)
· Hepatitis A
· Giardia or amoeba parasites
Students write a 75-150 word response to each of the following questions:
· What is the infectious agent (pathogen) that causes this infectious disease? For example, the name of the bacteria, virus, or parasite. Hint: identify the pathogen then state if it is a bacteria, virus or parasite. Hepatitis A is an infectious agent. Hepatitis A is also a liver disease. Hepatitis means inflammation of the liver. Inflammation can be very painful. It becomes red and swells that results when tissues of the body become injured or infected. When the inflammation reaches a certain point in the liver, if not taken care of properly can cause the organs not to work properly. The human body can not live without the liver. The liver has many uses, for example it removes harmful chemicals from the blood. Hepatitis A is a well known virus.
· How is this infectious agent transmitted through food or water? Hepatitis A is an infectious agent and can be contracted from eating food or drinking water contaminated with human feces. In addition those who ingest seafood from contaminated water can be infected with the virus hepatitis A. You can catch Hepatitis A by drinking untreated water or food that has been washed by untreated water. The virus can be found to cause