Food Poisoning
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How consumption of stale food may lead to foodborne illness caused by bacteria, viruses, parasites
Dr Tehsin A Petiwala •Common symptoms of these foodborne illnesses include vomiting, diarrhoea (with or without blood), abdominal cramping, fever, headache, dehydration, and muscle and joint pains
Kerala: Eight students hospitalised after suspected food poisoning in govt school
•Police said a few students went to the government hospital on Friday evening itself while others reached today
Explained: What is Shigella, the bacteria that killed Kerala girl after eating shawarma?
Fp Explainers •Shigella infection mainly affects the intestine and can cause diarrhoea, stomach pain, and fever
Kerala: 17-year-old schoolgirl dies; 18 hospitalised after eating 'rotten shawarma' in Kasaragod
•After eating shawarma at a food stall, the students fell sick due to suspected food poisoning. The Kerala Health minister has directed an investigation into the incident and has sought a report from the authorities
IPL 2020: KXIP's Chris Gayle recovers from food poisoning, likely to play against RCB
•Head coach Anil Kumble had said that the team could not play Gayle against Sunrisers Hyderabad last week because he was down with food poisoning. The 41-year-old also missed the following game against KKR on Saturday.
How salmonella can enter human body through vegetables: Tips to stop bacteria from causing food poisoning
Myupchar •Salmonellosis is a bacterial infection you should worry about and take precautions against every single day.
Two toddlers dead, 10 hospitalised after allegedly consuming contaminated food at orphanage in UP’s Mathura
•Two toddlers died and 10 children were hospitalised after they allegedly consumed contaminated food, earlier this week, at an orphanage in Mathura, a senior district official said.
150 hospitalised in Assam following suspected food poisoning after consuming ‘prasad’, two critical
•At least 150 people, including women and children, have been hospitalised due to suspected food poisoning in Kamrup district, officials said.
Unhappy returns: Imelda Marcos' 90th birthday bash ruined as 261 hospitalised with suspected food poisioning
•Imelda Marcos, the widow of late dictator Ferdinand Marcos, was not affected, radio station DWIZ quoted her chief of staff as saying
At least 50 school students in Jharkhand fall ill due to food poisoning after eating 'prasad'
•At least 50 school students fell after eating 'prasad' in Lohardaga district on Sunday, Civil Surgeon Dr Vijay Kumar said.