Match Each Term with the Appropriate Definition

question 68

Multiple Choice

Match each term with the appropriate definition.
-​noroviruses

• A)as few as 10 of these bacteria may cause death by kidney failure in vulnerable people
• B)the most common cause of food-borne illness in the United States
• C)it is estimated that over 1,027,000 cases of this infection occur in the United States each year
• D)bacteria that thrive without oxygen and produce gases as they grow
• E)common contaminant on chicken and causes an estimated 845,025 cases of food-borne illness each year
• F)fatal neurodegenerative disease caused by a prion that mainly affects cattle
• G)poisoning from fish that is caused by a neurotoxin present in microorganisms called dinoflagellates
• H)illness related to consumption of foods or beverages containing disease-causing bacteria,viruses,parasites,toxic chemicals,or other harmful substances
• I)infectious,misfolded protein that has the capability of causing normal proteins to become misfolded,thereby producing disease
• J)spread of bacteria,viruses,or other harmful substances from one surface to another
• K)infection during pregnancy can cause miscarriage and stillbirth

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Definitions:

Project

A planned set of interrelated tasks to be executed over a fixed period and within certain costs and other limitations.

Overconfidence

A cognitive bias where an individual's subjective confidence in their judgments and abilities is greater than their objective accuracy.

Algorithms

Step-by-step procedures or formulas for solving a problem or accomplishing a specific task, often used in computing and mathematics.

Confirmation Bias

The tendency to search for, interpret, and remember information in a way that confirms one's preconceptions, leading to statistical errors.