Food Poisoning can be transmitted through...
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Bacteria & Viruses:
- Norovirus
- Campylobacter
- E. Coli
- Listeria
- Clostridium Perfringes
- Most common food poisoning.
- The bacteria and viruses that cause the most illnesses, hospitalizations, and deaths in the United States are:
- Norovirus
- Campylobacter
- E. Coli
- Listeria
- Clostridium Perfringes
- The symptoms and severity of food poisoning vary, depending on which bacteria or virus has contaminated the food.
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Parasites:
- Raw vegetables that have been contaminated by human or animal feces
- Toxoplasma gondii
- Trichinella spiralis
- Diphyllobothium
- Organisms that derive nourishment and protection from other living organisms known as hosts. Many of these organisms can be transmitted by water, soil, or person-to-person contact.
- Parasites range in size from tiny, single-celled organisms to worms visible to the naked eye, a wide variety of helminthic roundworms, tapeworms, and flukes are transmitted in food such as:
- Raw vegetables that have been contaminated by human or animal feces
- In the United States, the most common foodborne parasites are:
- Toxoplasma gondii
- Trichinella spiralis
- Diphyllobothium
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Allergens:
- Peanuts
- Tree nuts, such as walnuts
- Eggs
- Food allergy is an abnormal response on how one's body react to some certain food.
- Allergic reactions may possibly cause serious illness and death.
- Foods that give the most allergic reactions are;
- Peanuts
- Tree nuts, such as walnuts
- Eggs
Resource
Causes of Food Poisoning. U.S. Department of Health & Human Services.i 2013 Dec. 16.
http://www.foodsafety.gov/poisoning/causes/index.html
Salmonella. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 2013 Nov 7.
http://www.cdc.gov/salmonella/
Causes of Food Poisoning. U.S. Department of Health & Human Services.i 2013 Dec. 16.
http://www.foodsafety.gov/poisoning/causes/index.html
Salmonella. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 2013 Nov 7.
http://www.cdc.gov/salmonella/