EESA10H3 Lecture Notes - Botulinum Toxin, Botulism, Cutting Board
24 Jul 2011
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Nontransmissible (can not transfer from person to person) Canada has safe food produce but still there are cases. _ meat, milk, dairy products (cheese, ice cream etc), unpasteurized fruit and vegetable juices, raw or undercooked eggs, chicken, tuna, potato and macaroni salads, cream filled pastries, fresh produce (some veggies: spinach etc), spices, chocolate, seafood. _ careless food handling (food standing too long on the room temperature, improper cooking, contaminated cutting boards and kitchen tools) Diarrhea, abdominal cramping, fever, vomiting, headache, sometimes blood in the stool. _ usually last only a day or two (bacteria usually) sometimes 7- 10 days (mostly for viruses and parasites) _ for most people not life threatening i. e. vomiting, headaches in kids. Elders have weak immunity and some other people who have other problems. _ severe in the young children, the very old and people with certain diseases and conditions such as liver disease, iron disorder, diabetes, cancer.
