Food Poisoning
Ebone Forbes
March 21, 2013
2nd period
Food poisoning is a food borne illness and is caused by eating contaminated food. The contaminated food contains infectious organisms that are harmful to the body including parasites and viruses. The toxins of these organisms are the most common cause for food poisoning. Food must be properly handled and cooked thoroughly to properly kill these harmful bacteria or prevent them from entering the body. Usually food poisoning is mild, but sometimes it may become deadly.
There is hours delay before symptoms are noticed. The infectious organism passes through the stomach into the small intestine. The living organism then attaches to the intestinal walls and multiplies. Some organisms stay in the intestine and release toxins into the bloodstream and others may invade tissues. These symptoms differ between the types of organism. Common symptoms are diarrhea, vomiting, and stomach cramps. When a person experiencing diarrhea and vomiting, it is a sign that the body is functioning properly because it is trying to flush the system of the harmful organisms. Most of the time, food poisoning will run its course over a few days, but the severity of the symptoms vary greatly. The best way to diagnosis whether or not one has food poisoning is to check the suspected food or check waste removal like the stool, blood, or vomit. If the infectious bacteria are releasing toxins, food poisoning can be diagnosed with symptoms and by testing the food for that organism. Because most cases of food poisoning are mild, many do not seek medical care. Food poisoning may be treating by aiding the kill of the infectious bacteria or the exit of it. Vomiting and diarrhea is a way that the body flushes the bacteria out of the system so medicine should not be taken to prevent this natural homeostasis. The intake of fluids is crucial in recovering from food poisoning because the body needs to replace all the fluids lost from flushing the system. There
March 21, 2013
2nd period
Food poisoning is a food borne illness and is caused by eating contaminated food. The contaminated food contains infectious organisms that are harmful to the body including parasites and viruses. The toxins of these organisms are the most common cause for food poisoning. Food must be properly handled and cooked thoroughly to properly kill these harmful bacteria or prevent them from entering the body. Usually food poisoning is mild, but sometimes it may become deadly.
There is hours delay before symptoms are noticed. The infectious organism passes through the stomach into the small intestine. The living organism then attaches to the intestinal walls and multiplies. Some organisms stay in the intestine and release toxins into the bloodstream and others may invade tissues. These symptoms differ between the types of organism. Common symptoms are diarrhea, vomiting, and stomach cramps. When a person experiencing diarrhea and vomiting, it is a sign that the body is functioning properly because it is trying to flush the system of the harmful organisms. Most of the time, food poisoning will run its course over a few days, but the severity of the symptoms vary greatly. The best way to diagnosis whether or not one has food poisoning is to check the suspected food or check waste removal like the stool, blood, or vomit. If the infectious bacteria are releasing toxins, food poisoning can be diagnosed with symptoms and by testing the food for that organism. Because most cases of food poisoning are mild, many do not seek medical care. Food poisoning may be treating by aiding the kill of the infectious bacteria or the exit of it. Vomiting and diarrhea is a way that the body flushes the bacteria out of the system so medicine should not be taken to prevent this natural homeostasis. The intake of fluids is crucial in recovering from food poisoning because the body needs to replace all the fluids lost from flushing the system. There