Discussion Topic Humans acquire diseases through food, water, and direct contact with animals. How
do animals transmit diseases through the food chain? How are potential risks of
foodborne pathogens minimized?

The foodborne pathogens can be minimized by disinfecting the food like fruits, vegetables and meat and cleaning them with water. Refrigerating food is also ideal to kill the population of foodborne pathogens.

Explanation:

The animals can become vector for the transmission of the disease causing pathogens by animal bite or with skin contact or through ingestion of the animal feces. The animal may ingest the disease causing pathogen that can be eaten up by another animal this way the pathogen is transferred from one animal to another.

i think the answer is d.