Name: Catherine Gwilt

Theme: GIT infections

OPTION LIST

A	Bacillus cereus	I	Rotavirus
B	Camplylobacter	J
C	Clostridium botulinum	K
D	Entamoeba histolytica	L
E	Escherichia Coli	M
F	Salmonella	N
G	Shigella	O
H	Stapyhlococcus	P

For each scenario below, choose the most appropriate answer from the list above. Each option may be used once, more than once or not at all.

1. Mrs A became ill at about midnight after eating chicken wings for lunch at a summer BBQ. Mrs A complained of nausea, vomiting and non-bloody diarrhoea. Her symptoms resolved 3 days later.

2. Mr J and his wife became unwell with vomiting, abdominal cramps and nausea in the early hours of the morning. They had ordered a Chinese take away for dinner that night and the only dish that they had both eaten was the egg fried rice.

3. Mr S became ill with nausea, vomiting and watery diarrhoea about 4 hours after eating some ham at a conference buffet lunch. Mr B’s illness was attributed to a heat stable, preformed toxin in the ham. His symptoms resolved within 24hours.

4. Mr C complained of fever and severe (>10 bowel movements/day) diarrhoea after looking after his neighbours dogs for a few days. Laboratory analysis of Mr C’s stools found the causative organism to be a S-shaped microaerophillic bacteria.

5. Miss D initially complained of a dry mouth and visual disturbance a few days after ingesting some home canned produce. She sought medical attention after she began to experience bilateral descending paralysis. Miss A later died from respiratory failure.

ANSWERS

1. F

2. A

3. H

4. B

5. C