Food poisoningFood poisoning
What is food poisoning??
any illness resulting from the consumption of food
There are two types of food poisoning: food infection and food intoxication.
1) Food infection refers to the presence of bacteria or other microbes which infect the body after consumption.
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2) Food intoxication refers to the ingestion of toxins contained within the food, including bacterially produced exotoxins, which can happen even when the microbe that produced the toxin is no longer present or able to cause infection
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High risk foods
Some foods are high-risk, as they provide the ideal conditions needed for micro-organisms to grow.
These include:
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People at high risk
Elderly people, babies and anyone who is ill or pregnant needs to be extra careful about the food they eat.
For example, pregnant women or anyone with low resistance to infection should avoid high risk foods.
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Causes
large variety of toxins that affect the environment
chemicals
pesticides or medicines in food and naturally toxic substances like poisonous mushrooms.
Food that has been exposed to environment with temperature 30 degree Celcius
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Factors affecting food poisoning
preparation of food too far in advance;
storage at ambient temperature;
Factors affecting food poisoning
• consuming raw food;
• infected food handlers;
• contaminated processed food;
1) The main Bacterium
meat and also in
Symptoms appear after 2-5 days after consumption of the food
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2) Other bacteria
Symptoms
Nausea
Treatment
The main treatment for food poisoning is putting fluids back in the body (rehydration) through an IV and by drinking.
Do not eat solid food while
nauseous or vomiting but
drink plenty of fluids.
Prevention
Proper handling, preparation
and food storage
Practice good hygiene like washing hands before eating and preparing food or properly wash the knife or cooking utensils before and after using them
Do not expose the food-cover them properly
Eat well-cooked food (salmonella can be killed in high temperature)
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