#4 CH.22- Bacterial Food Poisoning

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type of disease

  • bacterial

  • not so much a bacterial infection as it is as a “toxinosis” | not necessarily an infectious disease | NO INCUBATION PERIOD

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caused by..

  • toxins made by certain bacteria

    • Staphylococcus aureus

    • Bacillus cereus

      -spore formers (bacillus genus like Anthrax)

    • Clostridium spp.

    • Campylobacter spp.

  • if food is left out all night

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toxins are…

  • ingested

    • often after bacteria are long gone (like Botulism)

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Toxins →

  • emesis (emetic toxins)

    • cause vomiting → then you’ll typically be okay

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within hours…

  • usually self-limiting