Food Poisoning
Food poisoning and foodborne illness are due to eating any contaminated or toxic food. Some common symptoms are diarrhea, vomiting, and nausea. It is an uncomfortable condition caused by an infectious organism such as bacteria, viruses, and parasites present in spoiled and contaminated foods. These contagious organisms or even their toxins can contaminate food at any time during production. Contamination can take place if you don’t cook food properly.
Symptoms
One can detect food poisoning easily. Symptoms can alter depending upon the source of infection. The time during which symptoms become visible also relies on the source of infection, but it can fluctuate from one hour to even 28 days. Commonly, a person suffering from food poisoning shows any of the following three symptoms;
Symptoms of lethal kind of this condition are;
Symptoms of severe dehydration which includes;
Causes
some of the dangerous bacteria E.coli, salmonella, and listeria. Salmonella involves severe food poisoning cases. Campylobacter and C.botulinum can also cause this diseas
The norovirus, also called the Norwalk virus, produces more than 19 million cases of food poisoning every year. However, rarely it is fatal. Sapovirus, Astrovirus, and Rotavirus also involved in creating food poisoning, but they are not much common. Hepatitis A virus can be transmitted through food.
this diseas due to the parasite is less common as compared to food poisoning caused by bacteria. But these parasites that transmit through foods are very dangerous. Parasites can live in the gut of the human body undetected for years. However, people with less immunity and pregnant woman can suffer serious side effects if parasites get entry to their intestine.
Food
In dangerous cases, blood tests, stool tests, and tests on food the person has eaten may be performed to find out the real culprit of food poisoning. Your doctor may also use a urine test to check if dehydration has occurred due to food poisoning.
Treatment
Prevention
The perfect way to prevent this condition is to handle the food safely and avoid unsafe foods. Some foods may readily cause food poisoning due to the way we produce or prepare them like poultry, eggs, and meat may harbor disease-causing agents that you can kill during cooking. So, the proper cooking of these foods is a must to avoid this infection.
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