Foodborne Illnesses

www.lawmed.com Most cases of foodborne illness are mild and resolve in a day or two. However, sometimes the effects are more serious and can cause long-lasting injury. In this video, David Henson talks about the most dangerous types of foodborne illness, and how HensonFuerst Attorneys can help if you have been the victim of food toxins. If you have additional questions about foodborne illness injuries, feel free to visit our website at www.lawmed.com And don’t forget to look at some of our other videos at www.youtube.com (Principal office of Henson & Fuerst, PA: 2501 Blue Ridge Road, Raleigh, NC 27607) There are lots of different ways you can get sick from food-borne toxins, but there are a few illnesses are so serious that they can cause long-term problems, or even death. The ugliest, most dangerous bugs that cause food-borne illness are: Campylobacter is a bacterium that causes fever, diarrhea, and abdominal cramps. This pathogen is spread through eating raw or undercooked chicken, or other foods that have been cross-contaminated with raw chicken. Salmonella is also a bacterium, and it causes a disease called salmonellosis, which causes fever, diarrhea, and abdominal cramps. In severe cases, it can also cause life-threatening infection, particularly among people with compromised immune systems. E. coli O157:H7, more commonly called simply “E-coli.” These bacteria are found in cow feces, and any illness in people is results from ingesting food or water contaminated with …