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craiczarry

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The Waltons have dinner at their favorite local restaurant. Marty has a hamburger, Jill has grilled chicken, and Lori has clams on spaghetti. They have wine with dinner, order dessert, and thoroughly enjoy the evening. Late the next day, Marty starts having stomach pains. Soon, he also has diarrhea and begins vomiting. Jill decides he should go to the emergency room at the hospital. The medical intern at the ER sees Marty in extreme pain and immediately begins asking him questions. If you were the intern, how would you answer the following questions?Fortunately, Marty recovered in a few days with no lasting effects; however, many people are not so lucky. Which situation would have put Marty at high risk for serious consequences from his foodborne illness?
 a. Having recovered from a sinus cold within the past month
 b. Having a kidney transplant within the past five years
 c. Being a teenager
 d. Running five miles per day
 e. Having completed a smoking cessation program within the past three months

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The Waltons have dinner at their favorite local restaurant. Marty has a hamburger, Jill has grilled chicken, and Lori has clams on spaghetti. They have wine with dinner, order dessert, and thoroughly enjoy the evening. Late the next day, Marty starts having stomach pains. Soon, he also has diarrhea and begins vomiting. Jill decides he should go to the emergency room at the hospital. The medical intern at the ER sees Marty in extreme pain and immediately begins asking him questions. If you were the intern, how would you answer the following questions?If the grilled chicken had been the cause of illness with symptoms first appearing two days after the meal, what microorganism would have most likely been the cause?
 a. Campylobacter jejuni
 b. Listeria monocytogenes
  c. Staphylococcus aureus
  d. Norovirus
 e. Clostridium botulinum



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Answer to Question 1

b

Answer to Question 2

a



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