1What is the official name for food poisoning?
Staphylococcal Enterotoxicosis
2What is the disease classification of Staphalococcal Enterotoxicosis?
*Enterotoxicosis (food poisoning)
3What is the causeative organism of Staphalococcal Enterotoxicosis?
*Staphylococcus aureus
4 Staphylococcus aureus doesn't need a lot of O2...its called a?
* (facultative anaerobe)
5What type of toxins are produced by Staphylococcus aureus?
*Enterotoxins (protein based)
6Staphyloccus reacts to what interesting liquid?
H2O2
7What type of bacteria is Staphyloccus auerus?
gram positive cocci
8Epidemiology of Staphylyloccus auerus?
*animals and their environment
*digestive tract-oral
*unsantitary food prep/contaminated food/human to human/poor hygiene
9Incubation time of Staphylococcus auerus?
*1/2 hr to 6 hrs.
10How many healthy people are carriers for Staphylococcus aeurus?
*25%
11Pathogenesis of Staphylococcus aerus? How does it cause illness?
*digestion killls bacteria but fails to inactive enterotoxins
*toxins act like superantigens
12What are superantigens? How are they used by Staphylococcus aerus to cause illness?
*toxins that rapidly activate local and systemic inflammatory responses
*triggers digestive tract emptying
13Signs and Symptoms of Staphylococcal Enterotoxicosis?
*vomiting
*nausea
*diarrhea
*stomach cramps
14When do symptoms for Staphylococcal Enterotoxicosis resolve?
within 24 hrs
15Complications of Staphyloccocal Enterotoxicosis?
*severe dehydration
*gastroenteritis
*staph infection
*TOXIC SHOCK SYNDROME
16Prevention of Staphylococcal Enterotoxicosis?
good hygiene
safe food handeling
17Treatment for Staphylococcus Enterotoxicosis?
*clear liquids
*oral rehydration salts or solution
18What method of treatment is ineffective for Staphylococcus aureous?
*antibiotics (not effective against superantigen enterotoxin)
*may cause the release of more bacterial toxin