ANFS102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Foodborne Illness, Clean Hands, Zoonosis
20 Mar 2017
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Exposure to microorganisms helps build our immune systems. Argument that we live in environments that are too clean which contributes to allergies. Scientific studies suggest early life exposure to allergens may prevent allergies. Pathogens may be present in places and at times when they would not normally. This may be due to the climate change. 1 in 6 americans get sick every year from ingesting something each year. Current food outbreak is the current food outbreak. Spread from humans to animals through direct contact and with an infected animal or through consumption of contaminated food or water. Climate change could potentially increase the rate of zoonoses through environmental change that alters the biology of evolutionary rate of disease vectors or the health of animal hosts. Or by the water used to irrigate the fruit. Pumpkin have the least risk because they are not eaten raw. Leads to less efficiency, cancer and death in humans potentially.
