How to Learn the facts and Symptoms of Food Poisoning

Please read the following for pertinent information to learn from. It could save your life.

Instructions

Difficulty: Easy

Things You’ll Need:

• Ability to read this article.

1. First, what are your chances of getting food poisoning, or worse? The estimated annual incidence of food-borne disease ranges from 6.5 million to 81 million cases nationally, although some experts believe that number is as high as 300 million.
2. The estimated annual incidence of food-borne disease ranges from 6.5 million to 81 million cases nationally, although some experts believe that number is as high as 300 million.
3. For most healthy adults and older children, ingesting an infectious dose of food-borne germs leads to little more than a few days of diarrhea or vomiting. Other people become extremely ill with such ailments as bloody diarrhea, dehydration, kidney failure, arthritis, paralysis, or meningitis.
4. Each year, an estimated 9,000 Americans die of complications of a food-borne disease.
5. There are factors that put certain people at a higher risk for food-borne illnesses, and this may fluctuate as we get older. Food-safety experts urge us, especially high-risk individuals and their loved ones, to keep hot foods hot, cold foods cold, to wash their hands before eating, to avoid cross-contaminating their food, and to exercise caution when dining out.

Tips & Warnings

• Please see my other articles on Food Poisoning and other Family and Health Concerns.
• This is an educational article, and not Medical Advice. If you have concerns consult your local Medical Care Provider.