FOOD MICROBIOLOGY
FOODBORNE ILLNESS AND FOOD SAFETY
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fingernail
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pesticide
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virus
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Detailed explanation-1: -Mold, dust mites, pet dander, and pest droppings or body parts can trigger asthma. Biological contaminants, including molds and pollens can cause allergic reactions for a significant portion of the population. Tuberculosis, measles, staphylococcus infections, Legionella and influenza are known to be transmitted by air.
Detailed explanation-2: -Microbial contamination happens when a food has been contaminated by microorganisms, including bacteria, viruses, mould, fungi, and toxins.
Detailed explanation-3: -Biological pollutants include bacteria, viruses, and parasites that are responsible for waterborne diseases, such as typhoid fever, cholera, dysentery, polio, hepatitis, and schistosomiasis.
Detailed explanation-4: -Definition(s) The presence in the environment of living organisms or agents derived by viruses, bacteria, fungi, and mammal and bird antigens that can cause many health effects. (