Food Poisoning : Causes
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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 l...
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An important aspect of diagnosing food poisoning is the clinical interview. A history of the illness should be thoroughly traced to include ingestion of food, recent travel, and contact with those showing similar symptoms of illness. Because it ma...
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Classic food poisoning cases are caused by a variety of bacteria. The most common are the following: Salmonella Staphylococcus aureus Campylobacter jejuni Escherichia coli Shigella Clostridium botulinum Food poisoning symptoms occur when food-born...
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The symptoms of food poisoning occur because food-borne bacteria release toxins or poisons as a byproduct of their growth in the body. These toxins (except those from C. botulinum) cause inflammation and swelling of the stomach, small intestine an...
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The symptoms of food poisoning occur because foodborne bacteria release toxins or poisons as a byproduct of their growth in the body. These toxins (except those from C. botulinum) cause inflammation and swelling of the stomach, small intestine and...
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Botulism is a rare but serious illness caused by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum . The bacterium may enter the body through wounds, or they may live in improperly canned or preserved food.
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Botulism is an acute, progressive condition caused by botulinum toxin, a natural poison produced by the spore-forming bacteria Clostridium botulinum . Exposure to the botulinum toxin usually occurs from eating contaminated food although, in infants, it may be caused by specific types of clostridia obtained from soil or inhaled spores, causing growth of the bacteria in the infant ' s intestine.
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Botulism is a neuroparalytic disease caused by the potent toxin of the Clostridium botulinum bacterium. There are three main types of botulism: foodborne botulism, infant botulism, and wound botulism.
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Botulism is caused by botulinum toxin, a natural poison produced by certain bacteria in the Clostridium genus. Exposure to the botulinum toxin occurs mostly from eating contaminated food, or in infants, from certain clostridia growing in the intestine.
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Botulism is a rare disease that occurs in four forms: food-borne botulism (the most common form); infant botulism (sometimes associated with honey); an adult form of infant botulism; and wound infection botulism. Botulism is caused by botulinum neurotoxin, which blocks acetylcholine release at neuromuscular junctions, resulting in paralysis.
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Cholera is an infection of the small intestine caused by the bacterium Vibrio cholerae . It causes a large amount of watery diarrhea.
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Cholera is an acute illness characterized by watery diarrhea that is caused by the bacterium Vibrio cholerae . Cholera is spread by eating food or drinking water contaminated with the bacteria.
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Detailed information on cholera, including causes, prevention, and treatment
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Cholera is an acute diarrheal illness caused by a bacterium, Vibrio cholerae . There are several environmental strains of Vibrio cholerae , which are found mainly in brackish waters and marine environments, but only two strains are responsible for cholera epidemics in humans, serogroups O1 and O139.
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Detailed information on E. coli, including symptoms, diagnosis, complications, and prevention
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Detailed information on Escherichia coli O157:H7, also called e. coli, including symptoms, complications, diagnosis, and prevention
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The primary bacterial indicator used for assessment of microbial contamination of water consists of the coliform group. Coliform bacteria are universally present in high numbers in the feces of warm-blooded animals, including humans, and can be detected even after considerable dilution.
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E. coli (Escherichia coli) is one of several types of bacteria that normally inhabit the intestine of humans and animals (commensal organism).
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Salmonella enterocolitis is an infection in the lining of the small intestine caused by the bacteria Salmonella .
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