Question 1

how can food become contaminated?

Accepted Answer

Food Poisoning: Food can be contaminated through many sources. Physical handling, spray droplets (sneezing, coughing), chemical exposure, sitting out for long periods, etc. Are some of the ways food may be contaminated.  Always be aware of your food preparation if possible.  Uncooked meats may contain live organisms that could infect.  Kitchen cleanliness with meat juices is important not to get on other foods.

Question 2

please tell me what does contaminated food and drink means?

Accepted Answer

Usually it refers: To food that contains some sort of undesirable chemical(s) and/or microbes(like a bacteria).

Question 3

hi, my sister cooked food for us suddenly i saw the plastic had a bite of a rat and i think it was contaminated please help  thanks?

Accepted Answer

Unlikely: The plastic obviously surrounded some food but it seems as if the rat did not get to the food.  Most rats in this country do not carry disease and if they do, it usually requires a direct bite to your body from the rat.  The cooking provides an additional level of protection.  So you are most certainly fine and only need to seek help if you get sick after several days.

Question 4

how does food get contaminated by gastroenteritis viruses?

Accepted Answer

Poor sanitation: Many gastrointestinal viruses are transmitted via the fecal-oral route, so poor sanitation and/or poor food handling techniques can lead to contamination of foods (such as a cook having viruses on his hands after leaving the restroom). Also, the viruses are transmitted on door handles, furniture, keyboards, elevator buttons, phones, stair railings; and by shaking hands, changing diapers, etc...

Question 5

how does food and water become contaminated with hepatitis a?

Accepted Answer

With feces...: It's a gross answer...But hepatitis a is transmitted through the fecal-oral route, that is by contamination of food and water by feces.

Question 6

which blood-borne diseases can you get from eating food contaminated with infected blood?

Accepted Answer

None: Blood borne infections are rarely (if ever) acquired by oral exposure. Transmission of HIV, viral hepatitis, and other blood born infections usually requires direct exposure to blood through wounds, shared drug injection equipment, or sex. You don't need to worry about blood on food.

Question 7

can you contract oral herpes from contaminated food?

Accepted Answer

Herpes: I do not believe so. The virus would need a open sore, crack or cut to enter the body. Could a herpes virus live on food and then brush over a open sore on someone else say for instance sharing a bite on a utensil? Yes , i believe it could be transferred.

Question 8

can lasa virus be killed through contaminated cooking food?

Accepted Answer

Lassa fever dangers: This disease is dangerous -and is transmitted by 'dust' or aerosols. Mice/rats contaminate food supplies and then you have the issue of what to do with the food that's contaminated. The best thing, I believe, would be to throw it all out, since you don't want to create dust or aerosols while cooking. It's infectious after all. Technically boiling temps kill the virus, but is it worth the risk?

Question 9

after eating a contaminated food how quickly will you have symptoms?

Accepted Answer

30 minutes to hours: This depends on exactly what is causing the illness. Some types of food poisoning can have onset within 30 minutes and others may take several hours.

Question 10

can you get novel coronavirus from contaminated food ? like in restaurants ?

Accepted Answer

Probably not: Transmission details are still being worked out, but it's primarily by respiratory droplets from an infected person coughing or sneezing. Probably not through contaminated food, but stay tuned as more research is done.

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