"Food Poisoning Awareness".
Hello, friends welcome to my post in which I have discussed "Food Poisoning Awareness" as part of my participation in this 👉contest organized by @afzalqamar
What do you know about food poisoning?
Food poisoning is an illness (sickness) that is caused when we eat food or drinks that have been contaminated. Most of the time, our food can be contaminated with bacteria, viruses, parasites, etc, if we do not cover our properly or preserve our food well. This is the more reason why it is good to be covering our food to avoid flies from contaminating our food. And since food poisoning is something toxins, we can easily prevent food poisoning illness by practicing safe food storage or handling
Common causes, symptoms, and complications?
The common causes of food poisoning are: Bacteria is a common culprit to our food, before viruses which frequently cause foodborne illness. Also, Parasites like Giardia and Cyclospora cause food poisoning. Toxins is a bacteria that cause illness like Staphylococcus aureus which is generous for human health.
The common symptoms of food poisoning are as follows; vomiting, diarrhea, cramps, fever, weakness of the body, nausea and headache.
Complications:
The common complication is dehydration, and other complications that are kind of serious are arthritis, nervous system, and kidney damage.
How can food poisoning be prevented and treated?
The ways food poisoning can be prevented are as follows:
- By washing our hands thoroughly before and after eating
- By washing raw food thoroughly before cooking
- By separating raw and cooked food to prevent one from contaminating the other
- Avoid eating undercooked or raw food.
- Proper storage of food
For treatment we can do the following:
- Replace fluid and electrolytes to help stop dehydration
- Long resting to allow the body to recover from lost strength
- By taking over the counter
- By taking medication or antibiotics
Curated by @ okere-blessing