FOOD POISONING
3) Kitchen, store room and food samples should be examined. 2) Water sample should be tested. 1) Examine each and every person affected.
How to investigate food poisoning? Diarrhoea and vomiting is common in this infection. 5) Bacillus cereus: The spores of these organisms can survive cooking and causes enteritis. They enter the body through,meat,meat dishes and egg ect.If food articles are cooked and kept in room temperature for a long time and heated again before eating can result this food poisoning.Symptoms include vomiting ,diarrhoea and abdominal cramps.
4) Closteridium food poisoning: This is caused by closteridium perfringens.They are present in stool,soil and water. These organisms usually cause skin troubles like boils and eruptions.It causes mastitis in cow.Through the milk and milk products it enders and causes gastroenteritis.There will be vomiting,abdominal cramps with diarrhoea. 3) Staphylococcal food poisoning: It is caused by staphylo coccus aureus. The spores of these organisms are seen in the soil and enters the human body through pickles and canned fish ect.Compared to other food poisonings here vomiting and diarrhoea are rare Mainly the nervous system is affected.The symptoms starts with double vision,numbness with weakness.Later there will be paralysis with cardiac and respiratory failure ending in death.
2) Botulism: This is the dangerous type of food poisoning caused by clostridium botulinum. Fever is also common. Symptoms of this food poisoning include nausea, vomiting and diarrhoea. 1) Salmonella food poisoning: There are three different varieties of salmonella bacteria.(salmonella typhimurium,salmonella cholera suis,salmonella enteritidis) These bacteria are present in milk, milk products and eggs. Some common bacterial food poisonings.
7) Purposely some body mixing toxins in the food. 6) If prepared food is kept in the room temperature for a long time and heated again can make a chance for food poisoning. 5) Some animals like dogs,rats may contaminate the food. 4) Food handlers may have some infectious diseases.
3) Premises where the food is prepared may contain micro organisms or toxins. 2) The raw materials for the food may contain toxins. How food poisoning occures: 1) Presence of bacteria in the water. Bacterial food poisoning: All bacteria are not harmful.There are some pathogenic bacteria which secrete toxins and cause clinical manifestations.These organisms enter the human body through food articles or drinks. Since bacterial food poisoning is common it is discussed here.
2) Non bacterial food poisoning: Due to the presence of toxic chemicals like fertilizers,insectisides,heavy metals and ect. Types of food poisoning 1) Bacterial food poisoning: Here the micro organisms called bacteria are responsible.The food material may contain the pathogenic bacteriae or their toxin and will be ingested along with the food. A group of persons will be affected with same type of symptoms ,and they give a history of consumption of a common food before few hours. Introduction: Food poisoning is an acute gastroenteritis caused by the consumption of a food material or a drink which contains the pathogenic micro organism or their toxins or poisonous chemicals.Food poisoning is common in hostels,hotels,communal feedings, and festivel seasons.
How to investigate food poisoning? Diarrhoea and vomiting is common in this infection. 5) Bacillus cereus: The spores of these organisms can survive cooking and causes enteritis. They enter the body through,meat,meat dishes and egg ect.If food articles are cooked and kept in room temperature for a long time and heated again before eating can result this food poisoning.Symptoms include vomiting ,diarrhoea and abdominal cramps.
4) Closteridium food poisoning: This is caused by closteridium perfringens.They are present in stool,soil and water. These organisms usually cause skin troubles like boils and eruptions.It causes mastitis in cow.Through the milk and milk products it enders and causes gastroenteritis.There will be vomiting,abdominal cramps with diarrhoea. 3) Staphylococcal food poisoning: It is caused by staphylo coccus aureus. The spores of these organisms are seen in the soil and enters the human body through pickles and canned fish ect.Compared to other food poisonings here vomiting and diarrhoea are rare Mainly the nervous system is affected.The symptoms starts with double vision,numbness with weakness.Later there will be paralysis with cardiac and respiratory failure ending in death.
2) Botulism: This is the dangerous type of food poisoning caused by clostridium botulinum. Fever is also common. Symptoms of this food poisoning include nausea, vomiting and diarrhoea. 1) Salmonella food poisoning: There are three different varieties of salmonella bacteria.(salmonella typhimurium,salmonella cholera suis,salmonella enteritidis) These bacteria are present in milk, milk products and eggs. Some common bacterial food poisonings.
7) Purposely some body mixing toxins in the food. 6) If prepared food is kept in the room temperature for a long time and heated again can make a chance for food poisoning. 5) Some animals like dogs,rats may contaminate the food. 4) Food handlers may have some infectious diseases.
3) Premises where the food is prepared may contain micro organisms or toxins. 2) The raw materials for the food may contain toxins. How food poisoning occures: 1) Presence of bacteria in the water. Bacterial food poisoning: All bacteria are not harmful.There are some pathogenic bacteria which secrete toxins and cause clinical manifestations.These organisms enter the human body through food articles or drinks. Since bacterial food poisoning is common it is discussed here.
2) Non bacterial food poisoning: Due to the presence of toxic chemicals like fertilizers,insectisides,heavy metals and ect. Types of food poisoning 1) Bacterial food poisoning: Here the micro organisms called bacteria are responsible.The food material may contain the pathogenic bacteriae or their toxin and will be ingested along with the food. A group of persons will be affected with same type of symptoms ,and they give a history of consumption of a common food before few hours. Introduction: Food poisoning is an acute gastroenteritis caused by the consumption of a food material or a drink which contains the pathogenic micro organism or their toxins or poisonous chemicals.Food poisoning is common in hostels,hotels,communal feedings, and festivel seasons.
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