Food Poisoning
Food poisoning is the result of eating organisms or toxins in contaminated food. Most cases of food poisoning are from common bacteria such as Staphylococcus or E. coli.
Causes
Food poisoning can affect one person or it can occur as an outbreak in
a group of people who all ate the same contaminated food.
Food poisoning tends to occur at picnics, school cafeterias, and large
social functions. In these cases, food may be left out of the refrigerator
too long or food preparation techniques may not be clean. Food poisoning
often occurs from eating undercooked meats, dairy products, or food containing
mayonnaise (like coleslaw or potato salad) that have sat out of the refrigerator
too long.
Food poisoning can be caused by:
- Bacillus cereus
- Botulism
- Campylobacter
- Cholera
- E. coli enteritis
- Fish poisoning
- Listeria
- Mushroom poisoning
- Staphylococcus aureus
- Salmonella
- Shigella
- Yersinia
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