Food+Poisoning

Note: This page is about foodborne illnesses, not someone assassinating someone else by slipping poison in their food. Getting food poisoned is pretty much eating food (or drinking something) that is infected with harmful bacteria. It is a common and sometimes life-threatening problem for millions of people in the U.S. People infected with food poisoning might be symptom-free or may have symptoms like intestinal discomfort, severe dehydration, and bloody diarrhea. Depending on the type of infection, people can even die as a result of food poisoning. You've all heard news stories of salmonella outbreaks in factories. More than 250 different diseases can cause food poisoning. Some of the most common diseases are infections caused by bacteria, like //Campylobacter, Salmonella, Shigella, E. coli, Norwalk-like, Hepatitis-A,// and botulism. media type="custom" key="6217607" width="519" height="304" align="left"

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Some Food Poisoning causing Bacteria: **Campylbacter** is a bacteria that causes diarrhea. It is transmitted through food, water, and unpasteurized milk. If you have the infection, you'll recover in two to five days with no treatment. People who have this should drink lots of water to prevent dehydration.

Symptoms of campylobacter include:
 * Diarrhea (sometimes bloody)
 * Nausea and vomiting
 * Abdominal pain and/or cramping
 * uneasiness
 * Fever
 * Salmonella** is a bacterial infection passed on to humans from animals, including chickens, pigs, cattle, and pets. It is caused by drinking unpasteurized milk, food containing unpasteurized milk, and undercooked chicken and chicken products like eggs. Any food prepared on surfaces contaminated by raw chicken or turkey can become tainted with salmonella. Also, salmonella can escape the intestine and enter the blood and travel to other organs. If this happens, it can be contagious. Salmonella infections occur worldwide, but it is usually in North America and Europe. Sometimes it takes several monthes to recover from. Salmonella usually doesn't cause death and came sometimes cause a disease called Reiter's syndrome.

Symptoms of salmonella include: Most E.Coli infections are because of eating undercooked and contaminated ground beef. Drinking unpasteurized milk and swimming in or drinking sewage-contaminated water can also cause infection. Bacteria from chairs of infected people can be passed to others if someone with E.Coli has bad hygiene or hand-washing habits. Symptoms of E.Coli infection can include severe bloody diarrhea and abdominal cramps, but sometimes the infection causes non-bloody diarrhea, a slight fever, or no symptoms at all. The symptoms usually disappear after about 7 days. about 5 percent of E.Coli infections lead to Hemolytic uremic syndrome, which causes the destruction of red blood cells and kidney failure.
 * Fever
 * Abdominal pain
 * Diarrhea
 * Nausea
 * Vomiting (sometimes)
 * E coli.** is a growing cause of food poisoning. An estimated 73,000 cases of E. coli infections occur in the U.S. every year.

Facts: In the United States, using FoodNet data from 1996-1998, it was estimated that there were 76 million foodborne illnesses cases.


 * 325,000 were hospitalized
 * 5,000 people died
 * United States spent over $35 billion in medical costs and lost productivity

Some basic ways to help protect yourself from being infected by most foodborne diseases include
 * Wash your hands carefully before preparing food.
 * Thoroughly cook beef and beef products, especially hamburger.
 * Thoroughly cook poultry and eggs.
 * Wash fruits and vegetables thoroughly, especially those that will not be cooked.
 * Don't drink unpasteurized milk and juices and untreated surface water.
 * Wash your hands, utensils, and kitchen surfaces with hot soapy water after they touch raw meat or poultry.
 * Wash your hands carefully after changing infant diapers or cleaning up animal feces.

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