Question

activity 6-4 most wanted pathogen directions create most wanted posters for each of the four main pathogens that can cause foodborne illness: viruses, bacteria, parasites, and fungi. use the following questions to organize the information that you will include in your poster: - what am i? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ - what are some examples of me? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Explanation:

To complete this activity, we'll address each pathogen (viruses, bacteria, parasites, fungi) by answering the two questions for each. Here's how to fill in the information:

1. Pathogen: Viruses

• What am I?

I am a tiny, non - cellular infectious agent. I can only reproduce inside the living cells of other organisms. I cause foodborne illness by contaminating food and then invading the cells of the person who consumes that food.

• What are some examples of me?

Norovirus, Hepatitis A virus, Rotavirus.

2. Pathogen: Bacteria

• What am I?

I am a single - celled microorganism. Some of us are capable of producing toxins. These toxins can make people sick when they consume food that we have contaminated. We can multiply quickly in food if the conditions (like temperature and moisture) are right.

• What are some examples of me?

Salmonella, E. coli (Escherichia coli), Listeria monocytogenes.

3. Pathogen: Parasites

• What am I?

I am an organism that lives on or in another organism (the host) and gets my nutrients from that host. To cause foodborne illness, I contaminate food, and when a person eats that food, I can infect their body and use them as a host to grow and reproduce.

• What are some examples of me?

Trichinella spiralis (a roundworm), Toxoplasma gondii, Giardia lamblia.

4. Pathogen: Fungi

• What am I?

I am a type of organism that can be single - celled (like yeasts) or multi - celled (like molds). I can contaminate food, and some of us produce toxins. When people eat food contaminated by me or my toxins, they can get sick.

• What are some examples of me?

Aspergillus (a mold that can produce aflatoxins), Candida (a yeast), Rhizopus (a mold).

You can now use this information to create your “Most Wanted” posters, one for each pathogen, including the answers to these two questions along with any other creative elements (like a “wanted” style design, images of the pathogens, etc.).

Answer:

To complete this activity, we'll address each pathogen (viruses, bacteria, parasites, fungi) by answering the two questions for each. Here's how to fill in the information:

1. Pathogen: Viruses

• What am I?

I am a tiny, non - cellular infectious agent. I can only reproduce inside the living cells of other organisms. I cause foodborne illness by contaminating food and then invading the cells of the person who consumes that food.

• What are some examples of me?

Norovirus, Hepatitis A virus, Rotavirus.

2. Pathogen: Bacteria

• What am I?

I am a single - celled microorganism. Some of us are capable of producing toxins. These toxins can make people sick when they consume food that we have contaminated. We can multiply quickly in food if the conditions (like temperature and moisture) are right.

• What are some examples of me?

Salmonella, E. coli (Escherichia coli), Listeria monocytogenes.

3. Pathogen: Parasites

• What am I?

I am an organism that lives on or in another organism (the host) and gets my nutrients from that host. To cause foodborne illness, I contaminate food, and when a person eats that food, I can infect their body and use them as a host to grow and reproduce.

• What are some examples of me?

Trichinella spiralis (a roundworm), Toxoplasma gondii, Giardia lamblia.

4. Pathogen: Fungi

• What am I?

I am a type of organism that can be single - celled (like yeasts) or multi - celled (like molds). I can contaminate food, and some of us produce toxins. When people eat food contaminated by me or my toxins, they can get sick.

• What are some examples of me?

Aspergillus (a mold that can produce aflatoxins), Candida (a yeast), Rhizopus (a mold).

You can now use this information to create your “Most Wanted” posters, one for each pathogen, including the answers to these two questions along with any other creative elements (like a “wanted” style design, images of the pathogens, etc.).