MRCP UK EXAMINATIONS

Detailed explanation-1: -Dysentery is transmitted through the ingestion of food or water that has been contaminated by the feces of a human carrier of the infective organism. The transmission is often by infected individuals who handle food with unwashed hands.

Detailed explanation-2: -Bacillary and amoebic dysentery are both highly infectious and can be passed on if the poo (faeces) of an infected person gets into another person’s mouth. This can happen if someone with the infection does not wash their hands after going to the toilet and then touches food, surfaces or another person.

Detailed explanation-3: -Norovirus is a common cause of foodborne infections that is characterized by nausea, explosive vomiting, watery diarrhoea and abdominal pain. Hepatitis A virus can also be transmitted by food and can cause long-lasting liver disease and spreads typically through raw or undercooked seafood or contaminated raw produce.