HOSA Nutrition (Food Allergies and Illnesses)

deficiency of fat soluble vitamins

night blindness

avitaminosis

Vitamin deficiency

diabetes

A condition in which the body is unable to produce enough insulin, the hormone required for the metabolism of sugar

gastrointestinal disease

Water that has been contaminated by the feces of humans and other animals is most notably responsible for:

renal disease

secondary hypertension

arteriosclerosis

Hardening of the arteries

atherasclerosis

narrowing of arteries by the accumulation of fatty substances on their inner surfaces

cardiovascular disease

a disease of the heart and blood vessels

anorexia

An eating disorder characterized by an obstinate and willful refusal to eat, a distorted body image, and an intense fear of being fat

beriberi

Thiamin deficiency

cachexia

wasting away due to malnutrition

lactose intolerance

The inability to completely digest the milk sugar lactose

hypercholesterolemia

An excessive amount of cholesterol in the blood

sphincter malfunction

causes acid reflux disease.

xeropthalmia

Vitamin A Deficiency; drying of eyes

rickets

Vitamin D deficiency

hemolysis

destruction of red blood cells

pellagra

Niacin deficiency

pernicious anemia

caused by a lack of the protein intrinsic factor that helps the body absorb vitamin B-12 from the gastrointestinal tract

e. coli

What bacterium found in the human gut can cause sickness due to contamination of food ?

chipotle

salmonella

an infectious disease of the intestines that is transmitted by food contaminated with feces

listeria monocytogens

Which of the following organisms can cause an especially dangerous infection in immunosuppressed patients and in pregnant women? This organism has a special affinity for the central nervous system and the placenta.

staphlococcus aureas

has mannitol fermentation

trichinosis

Caused by Trichinella worm. The life cycle spent entirely within the body of a mammalian host. Humans can contract the parasite by eating raw or inadequately cooked pork or bear meat; the cyst envelope is digested in the stomach and small intestine, and larvae are liberated. Final development occurs when the coiled larvae are encysted in the skeletal muscle. Symptoms may be unnoticeable or extreme depending on how many larvae were ingested.

dysentary

infection of the intestines resulting in severe diarrhea with the presence of blood and mucus in the feces.

ischemia

Temporary and localized anemia due to restricting circulation to a part

inflammatory bowel syndrome, peptic ulcer

Diseases that cause inflammation and swelling in the intestines.

cirrhosis

Chronic disease of the liver