While America's food supply in the world is the most secure, each year is foodborne illness responsible for about 76 million illnesses in the United States. In fact, it it is estimated that 60% or more of raw poultry disease-producing bacteria is today probably sold. Any food by certain bacteria contaminated parasites or viruses can get food poisoning. Certain factors such as age and physical condition can make certain people more vulnerable to food poisoning than others. Children, pregnant women, older people and people with compromised immune systems are most at risk.
For most people in good condition, food poisoning is usually long-lasting nor life-threatening. However it can be a serious threat to health, accounting for some 5 000 deaths per year to less healthy individuals.
The good news is that by the precautionary you make steps for purchasing, handling and food the most able to prevent cases of food poisoning in the home.
What causes food poisoning Most food poisoning have eaten due to bacteria, parasites or viruses that may be present in the foods that you. You may have heard the names of many of these organisms. E. include coli (E. coli), Campylobacter jejuni, Clostridium botulinum, Shigella, salmonella, Staphylococcus aureus, Trichinella, and hepatitis A virus, to name a few. You can in a variety of foods, including red meat, poultry, milk and other dairy products, eggs, not pasteurized juices and cider, spices, chocolate, seafood and even water exist.
These organisms can your food exist, when it bought or can in the food, food including cooked, when the food on dirty dishes, cutting boards or countertops contaminated food comes prepared juices into contact with raw meat. Therefore it is important, not only your food thoroughly to Cook, but is to wash your hands, utensils and countertops, before and after handling raw foods That's.
What are the symptoms Symptoms vary depending on the types and quantities of impurities eaten. Some people can stay get sick after taking only a small amount of harmful bacteria while others free of symptoms after the consumption of large amounts. The most common symptoms of food poisoning are nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain (cramps), fever, headache, and fatigue. Symptoms can than 30 minutes after eating rotten food, but more often not for several days or weeks develop to develop. Symptoms of the viral or parasitic food poisoning appear for several weeks, while some toxins in fish not only take a few minutes can cause symptoms.
Have see the symptoms can also blurred and probably not botulism, you have a fever, fatigue, dry mouth and throat.
As food poisoning is determined Food poisoning is often believed, if several people fall ill after eating the same meal. To diagnose the cause of the disease, need your doctor to know the symptoms and what was really eaten before the disease has occurred. The doctor must sample the food, stool or vomit. Can these samples in a laboratory to determine whether the food was contaminated and identify the organism causing the disease are tested.
How is it treated If the symptoms are severe, the victim should for get a doctor or emergency care. Treatment depends on the severity and the cause of the food poisoning. In General is for mild cases of food poisoning, which recommend a doctor for you to rest, fluids, drink to prevent dehydration from vomiting or diarrhea and follow a specific diet. It takes typically only about 1 to days of 5 to recover from food poisoning.
You have botulism, your doctor will prescribe an antitoxin. Other types of food poisoning have no antidote. Antibiotics are usually not helpful in the treatment of food poisoning. Medicine, vomiting and stomach cramps stop can be specified.
Prevention is the best approach to avoid food poisoning, which can prevent most cases of food poisoning. Is food below a list of a few simple Do?s and Don?ts to prevent communicable disease in the home.
Washing you your hands, utensils, cutting boards and countertops between different foods
Hrefrigerate or freezing perishables immediately (refrigerator temperature should 41° f and freezer 0°F
thorough food to cook. Cook beef, lamb and pork to an internal temperature of 160°F; whole poultry and thighs to 180°F; Poultry breasts, 170°F, ground chicken or Turkey to 165°F
Hrefrigerate leftover food as soon as possible; Remains of Shouldn?t stay longer than 2 hours unrefrigerated.
When the food shop, choose frozen foods and fresh meats, poultry and fish last - before the check-out
Use you smooth cutting boards hard maple or plastic produced, which are free of cracks and crevices
raw meat you place in leak-proof containers or on the bottom of Hrefrigerator juices drip on other foods prevent
Don't allow raw meat, meat juices, or unwashed fruits and vegetables with either cooked or washed come food in contact
Don't buy frozen seafood, if the packages are open, torn or crushed at the edges
Don't buy food in doses that are bulging or dented, or in jars that are cracked
Don't ever buy outdated food. Check the use By or sell By data
Don't buy unpasteurized milk or milk products
do not buy, Hrefrigerated or frozen products, which do not appear on the right temperature
leave small children unattended set way food
More to this topic important health information from the following sources: gateway to government information, food safety http://www.foodsafety.gov US Food and Drug Administration Center for food safety and nutrition http://vm.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/wh-food.html food safety and inspection service United States applied Department of agriculture http://www.fsis.usda.gov/OA/pubs/consumerpubs.htm
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