Contaminants (Bacterial, Toxins & Viral) - HSC Hospitality

Types of Contaminants (Bacterial, Toxins & Viral) flashcards for HSC Hospitality

Listeria (Bacteria)

Hardy, harmful type of bacteria that causes a serious foodborne illness. Lives in soil, water, and animals, and unlike germs, it multiples.

Salmonella (Bacteria)

Group of rod shaped bacteria that causes food poisoning and gut infections. Usually caught by eating contaminated food like raw eggs.

E-coli (Bacteria)

A type of bacteria that normally lives in the intestines of healthy humans and animals. Causes severe food poisoning, stomach cramps, and urinary tract infections.

Staphylococcus Aureus (Toxin)

A round shaped bacteria. 30& carry in their noses/skin without harm. If it enters a cut/wound, it can cause mild to severe infections.

Clostridium Botulinum (Toxin)

A rod shaped, spire forming bacterium that thrives in low oxygen environments. Causes severe and potentially fatal paralytic illness called botulism.

Bacillus Cereus (Toxin)

A spore-forming, Gram-positive bacterium commonly found in soil, dust, and food that causes two distinct types of food poisoning via toxin production.

Clostridium perfringens (Toxin)

A Gram-positive, anaerobic, spore-forming rod bacterium that produces potent tissue-damaging toxins

Hepatitis A (Virus)

A contagious viral infection that causes short-term inflammation of the liver.

Rotavirus (Virus)

A highly contagious virus that causes severe gastroenteritis, leading to watery diarrhea, vomiting, and fever, primarily in infants and young children under the age of five.