People suffering from food poisoning, when they eat contaminated food or water. It is believed that in the United States, nearly 75 million such cases are reported each year. Although there are strict laws to prevent this disorder, the number of causality is increasing. This is because most people aren't even aware of the common causes for it.
There are several common causes for which this disorder occurs. As a result, people suffer a lot for a few hours to days. Sometimes, many succumb to this disease because of negligence or lack of treatment. I have listed down some common causes for this disorder. They are:
1. food or water containing bacteria, viruses or parasites
2. Polluted food products
3. dairy products that are not pasteurized
4. fruits and vegetables containing pesticides
5. Exposure of food prepared for a long time to open atmosphere and temperature
6. foods containing toxic elements such as toadstools
7. contamination of edible animals while preparing or packaging or collection
8. Preparing foods in an unhygienic place
9. edible items, entering in contact with wounds or infections of the producers of food
10. storing food in the refrigerator without proper methods, e.g. put raw meat without adequate coverage
11 consumption of meat, fish or poultry products that are undercooked
12 Someone deliberately toxins of mixing food items
These are some common causes for food poisoning. Usually, a person can show these following symptoms such as stomach pain, dizziness, rapid heart rate, weakness, numbness, vomiting, diarrhea, nausea and fever lasts longer than a day. That the person may die if any of these symptoms reaches complicated phase.
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