Gut Gripe is a bacterial disease that causes diarrhoea, fever and stomach cramps...
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Gut Gripe is a bacterial disease that causes diarrhoea, fever and stomach cramps. The causative bacterium ( ) is found in the intestines of animals such as chickens. However, disease may also spread via vegetables which are contaminated by -containing manure. To avoid Gut Gripe, poultry should be cooked thoroughly prior to consumption and vegetables washed thoroughly, especially if they are to be eaten raw.
(A) Scenario 1
You make yourself a salad for lunch using fresh ingredients straight from the garden of your small farm. You do not wash or cook any of the vegetables. After eating the salad, you become unwell for several days.
(B) Scenario 2
Despite being unwell, you go to your job at the local restaurant. You do not observe standard hygiene practices and do not to wash your hands after using the bathroom. You prepare salad all day and a subsequent Gut Gripe outbreak occurs among patrons who ate the salad you prepared (for this scenario, your answer needs to focus on the outbreak among the restaurant patrons).
For each scenario in (A) and (B) above, state whether the transfer of the bacteria is direct or indirect, AND, identify both the vehicle and the reservoir.
[3 + 3 = 6 marks]
[max. 100 words]
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