{"id":3218,"date":"2024-02-06T22:52:00","date_gmt":"2024-02-07T03:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mickeylieberman.com\/foodpoisoning\/?p=3218"},"modified":"2023-12-02T11:12:55","modified_gmt":"2023-12-02T16:12:55","slug":"11-the-causes-of-food-poisoning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mickeylieberman.com\/foodpoisoning\/11-the-causes-of-food-poisoning\/","title":{"rendered":"The Causes of Food Poisoning"},"content":{"rendered":"

Causes of Food Poisoning<\/span><\/p>\n

Most of the micro organisms I this world are not harmful, this is something that most people have a very difficult time understanding.<\/span><\/p>\n

Micro organisms do not cause any disease but they unintentionally spoil a substance while they are trying to obtain another substance.<\/span><\/p>\n

Given below is a list of micro organisms that we should keep away from:<\/span><\/p>\n

Salmonella: This type of micro organism is very common in food, water and excreta.<\/span><\/p>\n

There are about one thousand five hundred types of salmonella which are known to man. It leads to diseases such as typhoid and gastroenteritis.<\/span><\/p>\n

It can survive under a great range of temperature and can survive freezing temperatures.<\/span><\/p>\n

There are about forty thousand cases of salmonella infections every year in the United States alone. Most of them are usually associated with raw eggs and other animal products.<\/span><\/p>\n

Listeria: This is one bad micro organism which can cause diseases like brain abscesses and meningitis.<\/span><\/p>\n

This micro organism generally does not affect a healthy male but finds its prey in children, pregnant women and elderly people with compromised health.<\/span><\/p>\n

It is normally spread through unpasteurized milk and cheese which has not ripened.<\/span><\/p>\n

Escherichia Coli: This micro organism is also known as E.coli. This is a bug which is found in the intestinal tracts of humans and animals.<\/span><\/p>\n

This bug spreads easily and causes around four hundred deaths every year. It is not a strong bug and cannot lead to the fatality of a healthy individual.<\/span><\/p>\n

It normally affects children, pregnant women and elderly people with compromised health.<\/span><\/p>\n

It leads to blood diarrhea in healthy adults. It is often caused because of contaminated ground meat which has not been cooked properly.<\/span><\/p>\n

Campylobacter jejuni: This bug usually is spread through infected poultry, swine, beef, sheep and unclean water.<\/span><\/p>\n

This bug sees almost two million cases every year.<\/span><\/p>\n

Shigella: This bug accounts for thirty two thousand cases every year. This kind of bug spreads due to poor food handling. T<\/span><\/p>\n

his is because; if the food handlers are affected by bacteria then the food handlers may transfer the bug to the food because of poor handling practices.<\/span><\/p>\n

Vibrio parahaemolytius: This bug grows in the ocean and infects sea animals such as oysters and shellfish. It affects humans when they consume the very same sea products in their under cooked state.<\/span><\/p>\n

When a person with a liver problem eats this kind of seafood, then there is a good chance that he may get infected by hepatitis which in fatal in most cases.<\/span><\/p>\n

The main reason for food poisoning is bacteria and viruses but they are not the only reasons. Substances like chemicals and metals, both naturally occurring and manmade, become a reason for food poisoning when they are introduced in our food chains by fellow human beings.<\/span><\/p>\n

Nobody has the time to make home cooked meals anymore; this is because of the hectic lifestyle that everyone is leaving these days.<\/span><\/p>\n

There is a large amount of food that is being stored in one place and the demand for the food can place a lot of pressure on the employees to process the food in time and that can lead to some mistakes on their part which can cause food poisoning.<\/span><\/p>\n

This problem is at its toughest when it comes to meat because contamination in meat cannot be found with the help of our sight, touch and sense of smell.<\/span><\/p>\n

All this makes it imperative that we have as many home made meals as possible. Restaurant eating should be turned into a once in a blue moon affair as this habit will go a long way in keeping us healthy.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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