Food borne infections are associated with ingestion of pathogens or blank

A person can get a HAV infection by eating raw shellfish that is contaminated by that virus. It happens when sewage gets into the water where the shellfish is harvested. What is this route of infection?     direct contact     fecal oral     parenteral     respiratory

Correct the answer

Resistance to antimicrobial agents is more commonly seen in hospital-acquired infections with enteric bacteria than in community-based infections with the same species. Explain why this is so.

Which of the following is NOT true about the transmission of diseases of the digestive system? None of the other four answers (All are true) Many are transmitted in food and/or water The fecal-oral transmission cycle can be broken by proper food preparation and storage, and handwashing The fecal-oral transmission cycle can be broken by proper sewage disposal and disinfection/filtration of drinking water Some are transmitted from person to person directly or indirectly via the fecal-oral route

The chances are that Clostridium tetani will not cause tetanus when an individual sustains a cut, but might if a puncture wound occurs. Explain what characteristic of C. tetani lends itself to this pattern of infection.

Statement regarding the transmission of pathogens from environmental surfaces

Describe opportunistic infections

Please provide an example of a water-borne pathogen. Please provide the genus and species of the pathogen, along with the name of the illness the pathogen causes in humans.

Which of the following terms describes a disease that is caused by pathogens? * acquired O infectious resistance parasitic