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Hepatitis A Case Study

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John Richard’s is a line worker with Red’s Distribution, a meat packing factory in Fresno, California. On most days John works the line using his bare hands to package meat products, mainly red meats. One day while working the line, John decided to take a bathroom break. On the way to the bathroom John made direct contact with many contaminated objects, from machine buttons to door knobs. Once John reached the restroom he then proceeded to pee, touching his genital area. He followed this by flushing the toilet, exiting the bathroom, and returning to the line where he began to pack meat again. The meat that was packed on this particular day was picked up for delivery following John’s shift and distributed to several grocery store’s in the area. Week’s later an outbreak of Hepatitis A virus spread across the region, with several people being affected. However, due to the wide spread area it took several months before cities are able to pinpoint the viruses host, John. …show more content…

Improper handwashing techniques, or absence of, leads to foods being contaminated causing serious health problems yearly. Foodborne illness is the sickness people experience after they have consumed food and beverages that have been contaminated by pathogenic bacteria, viruses, or parasites. When talking about victims with foodborne illness, the most common symptoms are nausea, diarrhea, abdominal pain, vomiting and so on. Foodborne illnesses can occur in outbreaks, which means that two or more people could be experiencing the same disease as a result of sharing or eating contaminated

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