EXERCISES, LESSON 2
INSTRUCTIONS: Answer the following exercises by marking the lettered response that
best answers the question, by completing the incomplete statement, or by writing the
answer in the space provided at the end of the exercise.
After you have completed all of these exercises, turn to "Solutions to Exercises" at the
end of the lesson, and check your answers. For each exercise answered incorrectly,
reread the material referenced with the solution.
1.
Select the correct responses. The so-called "food poisoning" may actually be:
a.
Bacterial infections
b.
Bacterial intoxications
c.
Viral infections
d.
Viral intoxications
e.
Chemical intoxications
2.
a. Almost 80 percent of reported gastroenteritis outbreaks in the United States
are caused by individuals ingesting food contaminated by certain strains of
____________.
b. List three types of foods which chiefly cause staphylococcal food poisoning:
____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
3.
The prevention of bacterial intoxications and bacterial infections in foods is based
upon _______________ and ____________.
4.
Typhoid fever is normally contracted by consuming food or water contaminated
with ____________.
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