PRESENTATION OUTLINE
Food poisoning is a bacteria.š·
The scientific name of the pathogen is salmonella typhimurium.š
The disease was first documented and in 1885. š
The name of the scientist who discovered the pathogen that causes food poisoning is Daniel E. Salmon.š
The country of origin is the United States of America.šŗšø
The method of transmitting the disease is food.š
Symptoms of the disease are:
ā¢ nauseaš
ā¢ vomiting š½
ā¢ watery diarrheaš©
ā¢feverāØļø
ā¢ abdominal pain and crampsš¢
Some treatments of the disease are:
ā¢ antibioticsš
ā¢ drink fluids to replace those lost if you have either vomited or had diarrheašµ
The number of people affected by the disease in the US per year is 48 millionš„
The mortality rate is 0%.š
The incubation period is ranging between 2 hours- several weeks š
The prevention and method of controlling the disease is to fully cook foods and wash your hands, utensils, and food surfacesš§
Other facts:
ā¢ it's also called the stomach flu
ā¢ it's also called norovirus
ā¢ it's not related to the flu