Ensuring that all foods derived from animal sources are thoroughly cooked, all milk is pasteurized, and all drinking water is chlorinated are ways to avoid becoming infected with:
a. Helicobacter.
b. Arcobacter.
c. Enterobacter.
d. Campylobacter.
D
No vaccines are available for Campylobacter spp. Because many infections caused by Campy-lobacter spp. are acquired by ingesting contaminated foodstuffs or water, all foods derived from animal sources, particularly poultry, should be thoroughly cooked. All milk should be pasteurized and drinking water chlorinated. Care must be taken during food preparation to prevent cross-contamination from raw poultry to other food items.
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