and antimicrobial properties (Lai & Roy‚ 2004). Cilantro‚ an herb found in many ethnic food dishes‚ has been shown to have an antibacterial effect on Salmonella choleraesuis due to the compound dodecanal found in the leaves. Dodecanal was found to be twice as potent as the antibiotic gentamicin that is commonly prescribed for Salmonella infections (Kubo‚ Fujita‚ Kubo‚ Nihei‚ & Ogura‚ 2004). The antimicrobial properties of cilantro have also been demonstrated against the bacteria’s Staphylococcus
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Spears & Gregoire Foodborne Illness Facts 76 million cases each year. 5000 deaths each year. Medical care‚ productivity losses‚ & premature death caused $6.9 billion in estimated economic losses. Most common biological pathogens: Campylobacter Salmonella E. coli Listeria monocytogenes ©2004 Pearson Education‚ Inc. Foodservice Organizations‚ 5th edition Spears & Gregoire Improving Food Safety CDC suggestions: More training for food handlers Better protocols for investigation
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staphylococcus are the most common bacteria that can cause illness to mankind. According to the World Health Organization (WHO) 3 out of 10 people are infected by bacteria that cause various diseases. Dengue‚ cholera and other diseases become an outbreak. This outbreak is due to lack of discipline‚ cleanliness‚ sanitation and proper hygiene of the community. People might die because of this. However‚ this can be prevented by having a unity within the community to clean the surroundings‚ have a proper
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killed in Smithfield Hog Processing Plant in Tar Heel‚ N.C‚ the largest slaughterhouse in the world (TakePart). In 1972 the FDA conducted over 50‚000 food safety inspections‚ and in 2006 conducted only 9‚164. As a result of this E. coli and salmonella outbreaks have become much more frequents in America‚ and in 2007‚ there was over 73‚000 people sickened by the E. coli bacteria (TakePart). In America food items containing GMOs are not required to be labeled‚ and according to NatureMoms up to 57% of
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killed the toxins that become disruptive in the digestive system when they are consumed. They Europeans may have poured what are called oral rehydration salts into the well‚ which quickly works are combatting the cholera‚ and will prevent further outbreaks from occurring. 2. Ethical issues that are raised by pouring the treatment into the wells without the consent of others is that people should be entitled to choose whether or not they want to chance their lives by consuming a mystery cure. The villagers
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Introduction to Epidemiology 101 Health 330 Study Guide for Exam 1 Chapters 1‚ 2‚ 3 09-21-2013 Chapter 1: History‚ Philosophy‚ and Uses of Epidemiology 1. Salmonellosis is an infection caused by Salmonella bacteria‚ which can produce gastrointestinal symptoms of cramping‚ diarrhea‚ and fever that begin 12 to 72 hours after onset. a. 2008 Case: tomatoes and peppers grown in Mexico 2. Epidemic: the occurrence in a community of a disease clearly in excess of normal expectancy a.
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Bioterrorism (Biological Warfare) is defined as the usage of infectious agents in killing or causing injuries to human’s‚ plants‚ and animals. It has been used all over the world by many different countries. Along with nuclear and chemical weapons‚ biological weapons are classified as a Weapon of Mass Destruction (2). It’s a mass destruction weapon because of it being highly contagious and having the ability to spread‚ creating a “blast radius” that is virtually endless. The reason why the impact
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Devara Putra Aryasta Frazier-Engl101U RJ#7 Brendan Buhler’s “The Teeming Metropolis of You” & Virginia Hughes’s‚ “Our Body the Ecosystem” 03 / 10 / 2014 Brendan Buhler’s “The Teeming Metropolis of You” & Virginia Hughes’s‚ “Our Body the Ecosystem” Summary: In this article‚ “The Teeming Metropolis of You” by Brendan Buhler‚ the author writes about how our small intestine functions‚ and the author explains this by saying that our small intestine is not a temple‚ but instead a complex piece of
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food and cause food poisoning * The raw chicken should have been cut away from the cooked pork‚ this would have prevented the hygiene hazard of the chickens juices trailing onto the pork board. 2. Who would have been most at risk from this outbreak of food poisoning? Everyone who ate the meals of course‚ however‚ within these groups there are certain “high-risk” people including; * The
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Study Questions: Chapter 28 1.) Archaea and Bacteria are the oldest‚ structurally simplest and most abundant forms of life. 2.) Name and describe seven ways in which prokaryotes differ substantially from eukaryotes? Unicellularity- fundamentally single-celled Cell Size- can vary (large range changes with species) Nucleoid- lack a membrane-bound nucleus but rather a nucleoid region Cell Division/Genetic Recombination- binary fission (does not use spindle) and do not have a sexual cycle Internal
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