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IELTS Practice Reading: Matching Features
ID: #56182
Easy
Food poisoning
Instructions
Read the information on food poisoning from A-F.
Look at the information on food poisoning and match the statements with the appropriate type of poisoning.
| A. Salmonella | |
| Origins | Bowel, intestine of humans and animals (especially chickens), raw foods, untreated water |
| Onset | 12-48 hours |
| Symptoms | Nausea, vomiting, stomach cramps, diarrhoea, fever and headache for 3-21 days |
| B. Staphylococcus aureus (Toxin) | |
| Origins | Skin, nose, saliva, bowel of humans |
| Onset | 1-8 hours |
| Symptoms | Diarrhoea, stomach cramps, nausea and vomiting. Last for about 24 hours |
| C. Clostridium perfringens | |
| Origins | Soil, bowel, intestine of humans and animals |
| Onset | 8-12 hours |
| Symptoms | Stomach pains, diarrhoea and sometimes nausea and vomiting. Lasts for about 24 hours |
| D. Vibrio parahaemolyticus | |
| Origins | Drinking water, shellfish and fish |
| Onset | 12-24 hours |
| Symptoms | Diarrhoea, stomach cramps, sometimes nausea and vomiting. May last for several days |
| E. Listeria monocytogenes | |
| Origins | Soil, bowel, intestine of humans and animals, raw vegetables, processed foods |
| Onset | 2 days to 3 months |
| Symptoms | Flu-like symptoms: fever, headaches and pains. May cause miscarriage and stillbirth, meningitis and septicaemia |
| F. Campylobactor | |
| Origins | Raw poultry, raw meats, untreated water, unpasteurised milk; puppies, kittens, wild animals and birds |
| Onset | 2-5 days |
| Symptoms | Diarrhoea, abdominal pain, vomiting, fever and nausea. Last for 2-5 days |
| A | B | C | D | E | F | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Found in seafood. | ||||||
| 2 | Dangerous for pregnant women. | ||||||
| 3 | You can be sick for up to three weeks. | ||||||
| 4 | You can catch this from some common household pets. | ||||||
| 5 | Not usually found in animals. | ||||||
| 6 | You can pick this disease up from the garden and it starts within a few hours. |
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