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Which of these individuals would be least susceptible to foodborne illnesses?
 a. a six-month-old infant
  b. an eighteen-year-old teenager
  c. a twenty-eight-year-old male with AIDS
  d. a forty-year-old woman with breast cancer
  e. an eighty-year-old grandparent

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Answer the following questions based on the case study Katelyn Cornhusker information below. The local newspaper has just reported an outbreak of food poisoning from a local restaurant that is part of a national chain of restaurants who have reported similar outbreaks. Katelyn Cornhusker reports on the story and uses quotes from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention governmental website; a nutrition professor from the state-funded university; and a dietitian and a medical doctor, both from a local hospital that has been treating patients who got sick from the contaminated food. The story describes how individuals are being hospitalized after experiencing symptoms of cramps, nausea, bloating, and bloody diarrhea within 12 to 18 hours of eating undercooked hamburgers. Most patrons also consumed a diet soda, milk shake, and French fries with their meal. Which source of nutrition information is the least credible?
 A) The nutrition professor employed by the state-funded university.
  B) The dietitian employed by the hospital.
  C) The medical doctor employed by the hospital.
  D) The journalist employed by the local newspaper.
  E) The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website.



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Answer to Question 1

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Reply 2 on: Aug 19, 2018
Excellent


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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

 

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