Salmonella is an array of microscopic extant bacteria that live in intestinal tracts and are passed to and from human or animal via their feces. The most common illness causing types in the U.S. are Typhimurium and Enteritidis.
If infected, Salmonellosis, a diarrheal sickness, can result. The typical route for transmitting salmonella is [...]
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The incidence of food poisoning does increase during the summer month. So especially in the summer months extra precautions are necessary with food handling. The main reasons are both nature and man made.
First, there are the natural [...]
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Food poisoning very often shows itself as flu-like symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, or fever, so many people may not recognize that the illness is caused by bacteria or other pathogens in food. Many of the intestinal illnesses, commonly referred to as stomach flu, are actually caused by food-borne pathogens.
The reason most don’t [...]
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