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Centers for Disease Control Foodborne Illness Webquest

Use the following website to complete the webquest. Answer questions with complete sentences.

http://www.cdc.gov/foodsafety/foodborne-germs.html

1. What is foodborne illness? (Please write at least three sentences for full credit)

2. What is the ratio for Americans who get sick by consuming contaminated foods and beverages?

3. What is Campylobacter? How does a person become sick?

4. What is Salmonella? How is it spread to humans?

5. How many cases of food borne disease are there in the United States?

6. How do public health departments track foodborne diseases?

7. What is FoodNet?
8. What is a foodborne disease outbreak? Explain one example from the website.

9. What foods are most associated with foodborne illness?

10. How does food become contaminated?