FOOD MICROBIOLOGY
FOODBORNE ILLNESS AND FOOD SAFETY
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eating undercooked chicken
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consuming contaminated water
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eating undercooked ground beef
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an infected food handler
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Detailed explanation-1: -Norovirus is the leading cause of foodborne illness outbreaks in the United States. Norovirus causes about half of all outbreaks of food-related illness. Most reported norovirus outbreaks are caused by people who touch or prepare food when they are sick, or sometimes by food that comes from contaminated water.
Detailed explanation-2: -In the majority of cases, the virus is spread by Food Handlers who do not practice good hygiene in the workplace, particularly if they do not wash their hands properly after using the bathroom.
Detailed explanation-3: -INFECTIOUS AGENT Norovirus infection is caused by nonenveloped, single-stranded RNA viruses of the genus Norovirus, which have also been referred to as “Norwalk-like viruses, ‘’ Norwalk viruses, and small round-structured viruses.