food borne illness : any condition
resulting from the ingestion of
spoiled or contaminated
food/beverage.
food borne pathogen : organism
residing in/on food/beverage
that can produce/cause
foodborne illness which include
bacterium, fungus, virus, prion
and other parasites.
Host invasion process
1. Food enter the mouth
( bacteria survive acidic
condition in the
stomach )
2. Penetrate intestinal
mucosal layer, attach
to intestinal wall and
multiply
3. Defend itself against
gut-associated lymphoid
tissue
4. Compete with
intestinal
microbiota
5. Once attached and multiplied,
will produce toxin or cross th e
epithelial wall