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Apply Your Knowledge: Who Am I?
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Identify the bacteria:
Many farm animals naturally carry me
I have been found in produce that has come in
contact with animal waste
I am often associated with poultry and eggs
I can produce diarrhea and vomiting in those who
consume me
2. Identify the bacteria:
 I am found in the waters of the Gulf of Mexico
 I have been associated with raw oysters
 I can produce two different illnesses
 Purchasing oysters from approved, reputable
suppliers can prevent me
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1. Identify the bacteria:
Salmonella
 Many farm animals naturally carry me
 I have been found in produce that has come in
contact with animal waste
 I am often associated with poultry and eggs
 I can produce diarrhea and vomiting in those who
consume me
2. Identify the bacteria:
 I am found in the waters of the Gulf of Mexico
 I have been associated with raw oysters
 I can produce two different illnesses
 Purchasing oysters from approved, reputable
suppliers can prevent me
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1. Identify the bacteria:
Salmonella
 Many farm animals naturally carry me
 I have been found in produce that has come in
contact with animal waste
 I am often associated with poultry and eggs
 I can produce diarrhea and vomiting in those who
consume me
2. Identify the bacteria:
Vibrio
 I am found in the waters of the Gulf of Mexico
 I have been associated with raw oysters
 I can produce two different illnesses
 Purchasing oysters from approved, reputable
suppliers can prevent me
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3. Identify the bacteria:
I am found in the soil
 I have been associated with rice
 I can produce two different types of toxins that
cause illness
 Cooking food to required minimum internal temperatures
can destroy me
4. Identify the bacteria:
 I form spores
 The toxins I produce cause illness
 I have been associated with meat stews
 I can produce diarrhea and severe abdominal pain
 I am carried in the intestines of animals and humans
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3. Identify the bacteria:
Bacillus ceeus
 I am found in the soil
 I have been associated with rice
 I can produce two different types of toxins that
cause illness
 Cooking food to required minimum internal temperatures
can destroy me
4. Identify the bacteria:
 I form spores
 The toxins I produce cause illness
 I have been associated with meat stews
 I can produce diarrhea and severe abdominal pain
 I am carried in the intestines of animals and humans
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3. Identify the bacteria:
Bacillus ceeus
 I am found in the soil
 I have been associated with rice
 I can produce two different types of toxins that
cause illness
 Cooking food to required minimum internal temperatures
can destroy me
4. Identify the bacteria: Clostridium perfringens
 I form spores
 The toxins I produce cause illness
 I have been associated with meat stews
 I can produce diarrhea and severe abdominal pain
 I am carried in the intestines of animals and humans
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5. Identify the bacteria:
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I do not need oxygen to grow
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I can cause double vision and difficulty swallowing
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I am commonly associated with produce from the soil
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I produce a deadly toxin when food is temperature
abused
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5. Identify the bacteria:
clostridium botulinum
botulism
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I do not need oxygen to grow
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I can cause double vision and difficulty swallowing
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I am commonly associated with produce from the soil
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I produce a deadly toxin when food is temperature
abused
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1. Identify the virus or parasite:
 I can produce a mild fever and general weakness
 I am primarily found in the feces of infected people
 I am more commonly associated with ready-to-eat food
items
 Purchasing shellfish from an approved supplier can be a
safeguard against me
2. Identify the virus or parasite:
 I can produce a fever and loose stools
 I have been found in improperly treated water
 Excluding foodhandlers with diarrhea can
be a safeguard against me
 I am easily spread in day-care centers
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1. Identify the virus or parasite: Hepatitis A
 I can produce a mild fever and general weakness
 I am primarily found in the feces of infected people
 I am more commonly associated with ready-to-eat food
items
 Purchasing shellfish from an approved supplier can be a
safeguard against me
2. Identify the virus or parasite:
 I can produce a fever and loose stools
 I have been found in improperly treated water
 Excluding foodhandlers with diarrhea can
be a safeguard against me
 I am easily spread in day-care centers
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1. Identify the virus or parasite: Hepatitis A
 I can produce a mild fever and general weakness
 I am primarily found in the feces of infected people
 I am more commonly associated with ready-to-eat food
items
 Purchasing shellfish from an approved supplier can be a
safeguard against me
2. Identify the virus or parasite: Giardia
 I can produce a fever and loose stools
 I have been found in improperly treated water
 Excluding foodhandlers with diarrhea can
be a safeguard against me
 I am easily spread in day-care centers
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3. Identify the virus or parasite:
 Cooking seafood can destroy me
 I have been found in herring
 Sometimes I produce a tingling in the throat
 Purchasing seafood from approved suppliers can
prevent me
4. Identify the virus or parasite:
 I am often associated with ready-to-eat food
 Proper handwashing is essential to prevent me
 I am primarily found in the feces of the people I infect
 People become contagious within a few hours of
eating me
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3. Identify the virus or parasite: anisakis
 Cooking seafood can destroy me
 I have been found in herring
 Sometimes I produce a tingling in the throat
 Purchasing seafood from approved suppliers can
prevent me
4. Identify the virus or parasite:
 I am often associated with ready-to-eat food
 Proper handwashing is essential to prevent me
 I am primarily found in the feces of the people I infect
 People become contagious within a few hours of
eating me
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3. Identify the virus or parasite: anisakis
 Cooking seafood can destroy me
 I have been found in herring
 Sometimes I produce a tingling in the throat
 Purchasing seafood from approved suppliers can
prevent me
4. Identify the virus or parasite: Norovirus
 I am often associated with ready-to-eat food
 Proper handwashing is essential to prevent me
 I am primarily found in the feces of the people I infect
 People become contagious within a few hours of
eating me
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5. Identify the virus or parasite:
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I can cause stomach cramps and weight loss
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I am found in cows and other herd animals
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I am commonly spread from person to person
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Purchasing produce from approved suppliers is critical
to prevent me
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5. Identify the virus or parasite: cryptosporidium
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I can cause stomach cramps and weight loss
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I am found in cows and other herd animals
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I am commonly spread from person to person
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Purchasing produce from approved suppliers is critical
to prevent me
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