HIGH RISK POPULATIONS - CH. 1 EXAM QUESTIONS

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HIGH RISK POPULATIONS - CH. 1 EXAM QUESTIONS

Qs and Ans - Expert- Explanation - ing score -5 Questions and Answers

-Format: Multiple-choice / Flashcard

Question 1: High-Risk Populations

Answer:

People groups with a higher risk of getting a food borne illness: preschool-age children, elderly people and people with compromised immune systems.

Question 2: People with compromised immune systems

Answer:

This include people with cancer or on chemotherapy, and people with HIV/AIDS. People who have had organ or bone-marrow transplants and those on certain medications are also immune-compromised.

Question 3: Elderly people

Answer:

As people age, changes occur in their organs. This allows more pathogens that previously may have been eaten to enter the intestines and gives toxins more time to form.

Question 4: Immune system

Answer:

The body's defensive system against illness

Question 5: Preschool-age children

Answer:

Very young children are at higher risk for getting foodborne illness because they have not yet build up strong immune system.