What foodborne-illness diagnosis requires that a food handler be excluded from the operation and that the food handler's medical practitioner and the local regulatory authority decide when the person can go back to work?

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Biology

Cayden

3 June, 22:41

What foodborne-illness diagnosis requires that a food handler be excluded from the operation and that the food handler's medical practitioner and the local regulatory authority decide when the person can go back to work?

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Dale Booker · Answer 1

Hepatitis A

Explanation

Hepatitis A is caused by is caused by Hepatitis A virus which infects the liver and causes an inflammation.

The virus for Hepatitis A is spread through eating or drinking something contaminated with fecal matter and it is highly contagious.

However, it is preventable by vaccination.

Since it is a food borne disease which is highly contagious, a food handler has to be excluded from operation and a medical practitioner has to determine when the person can resume to avoid further transmission.