Food-borne Illness Test Questions and Answers 2022 with complete solution

Food-borne Illness Test Questions and Answers 2022 with complete solution

From the options below what information would a HCP use first in a clinical assessment of patient complaining of diarrhea?

• background prevalence of GI complaints in community, pathogen
• background prevalence of GI complaints in community, presence or absence of fever
• pathogen, presence or absence of fever
• patients fluid intake, pathogen
• patients fluid intake, presence or absence of fever - patients fluid intake, presence or

absence of fever

For otherwise healthy patients who do not show S/S of dehydration, HCP would recommend the following to treat a 2-day episode of diarrhea?

• OTC anti-diarrheal meds
• restrict fluids
• short course of abx
• all of the above
• none of the above - none of the above

Which of the following describes public health related responsibility of HCP who are seeing patients with complaints of diarrhea?

• notifiable disease form should be completed for every pt with diarrhea
• patient should be asked whether they are employed in food or healthcare industry
• stool culture should be collected on all patients with complaints of diarrhea so that

pathogens may affect community can be identified quickly

• names of restaurants where patients have eaten should be collected and provided to

local health department

• all of the above - patient should be asked whether they are employed in food or

healthcare industry (could be D not sure)

Education about following topics should be provided to patients with complaints of acute diarrhea?

• bland diets and food diaries
• bland diets and food safety
• bland diets and hand washing
• food diaries and hand washing
• food safety and hand washing - food safety and handwashing

Which of the following statements about the epidemiology of diarrhea is true? - diarrheal diseases are a significant global health problem accounting for 1 in 9 child deaths worldwide

Foodborne illness symptoms can include:

• allergic-like symptoms such as itching or burning sensations

• fever and fatigue
• symptoms r/t GI system like abdominal pain, diarrhea, and vomiting
• symptoms r/t nervous systems like double-vision, paralysis, and tingling sensations
• all of the above - e. all of the above

Which of the following statements is true regarding the epidemiology of foodborne illness?

• approximately 1 in 6 people are sickened annually in US because of foodborne

illness

• in US, 3,000 people die annually because of foodborne illnesses
• more than 100,000 people in US hospitalized annually d/t foodborne illness
• norovirus is known pathogen responsible for most causes
• all of the above - e. all of the above

Which statement is true about lab testing options for patients with diarrhea? - the use of culture independent diagnostic testing rather than stool cultures, in case of diarrhea will help public health departments quickly link cases of food borne illness from across country

Which of the following are communicable disease responsibilities of public health departments? - health education, immunization, surveillance

Which of the following represents an appropriate method of reporting concerns about a potential foodborne illness? - consumer who becomes ill after eating at restaurant contacts local public health department

An outbreak is defined as: - there is an increase in number of cases of disease above what is normally expected in a population

Which of the following is an appropriate method for information to be gathered in an outbreak investigation? - clinicians share patients medical information with the public health department without seeking patient permission

Which of the following statements describes the standard approach to multi-state outbreak investigation? - if more than one state is involved in an outbreak, and federal agencies like the CDC and FDA are involved, state health officials execute the local investigation

Which of the following statements is true about risk communications? - risk communication is a science-based approach for communicating effectively in situations of high stress, high concern, or controversy

Which of the following is a true statement about roles of HCP and public health professionals in context of foodborne outbreak? - providing food safety education is an example of an intervention that can be provided by clinical and public health professionals

What are three federal entities with responsibilities for food safety? - CDC, FDA, Dept, of Agriculture

Which of the following are part of public health departments preparation for public health emergencies? - community preparedness, epidemiologic investigation and surveillance, fatality management, mass dispensing of meds

Which of the following interventions associated with foodborne outbreak can be applied to other public health emergencies? - epidemiologic studies to study relationships between exposures and illness, health education to minimize exposure and risk, info sharing between healthcare and public health professionals, surveillance for unusual clinical symptoms

Which of the following provides the most reliable info as a public health emergency evolves? - public health agencies, including CDC

Which community representatives would be important to convene when developing a public health preparedness plan? - first responders, HCP, major employers, school systems