Clostridium perfringens food poisoning leads to diarrhea, because the
A) toxin causes the shedding of the intestinal lining.
B) permeability of the intestinal epithelium is altered by the toxin it produces.
C) disease causes such extreme thirst that the patient drinks more water than can be absorbed.
D) organism multiplies more rapidly than the immune system can handle.
Clostridium botulinum is a gram- ________ rod that produces an ________.
A) negative / endotoxin
B) negative / exotoxin
C) positive endospore-forming / exotoxin
D) positive endospore-forming / endotoxin
Severe cases of Staphylococcus aureus food poisoning may require treatment
A) with powerful antibiotics.
B) for dehydration.
C) with cleansing enemas.
D) for dehydration, along with powerful antibiotics and cleansing enemas.
Salmonellosis is most frequently caused by
A) Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi.
B) Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium.
C) Salmonella enterica serovar Enteriditis.
D) Salmonella enterica serovars Typhimurium and Enteriditis.
Staphylococcus aureus is a common foodborne disease, because it
A) grows on common foods.
B) is present in some humans that work in food processing.
C) produces several heat-stable enterotoxins.
D) grows on many foods, is present in some humans that work in food processing, and produces several heat-stable enterotoxins.
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