A REVIEW ARTICLE ON FOOD POISONING
Journal Title: World Journal of Pharmaceutical and life sciences - Year 2018, Vol 4, Issue 9
Abstract
Food borne illnesses are the commonest health problems encountered world-wide, and are particularly rampant in Third World countries such as India, mainly due to a relative lack of sanitation and public hygiene. The term food poisoning in its wider sense includes all illnesses which result from ingestion of food containing non-bacterial or bacterial products. In other words, it is an acute gastroenteritis caused by ingestion of food or drink contaminated with either living bacteria or their toxins or chemical substances and poisons derived from plants and animals. Acute gastroenteritis is a major cause of morbidity and mortality. Infants and young children are particularly at risk. The majority of episodes may be directly linked to infection or infectious agents spread by the faecal-oral route and transmitted either on fomites, on contaminated hands, or in food or water. The clinical features of food borne infection is dependent on the pathogenic mechanisms involved. The chief symptoms are headache, giddiness, intense thirst, acute vomiting, diarrhea, colicky pain, cold and clammy skin, slow pulse, rigors and cramps. Measures such as the provision of clean potable water, appropriate disposal of human and animal sewage with separation from water supplies, and simple principles of food hygiene are all very effective means of halting the spread of these infections. Fluid replacement, ideally oral, is vital in the management of these cases.
Authors and Affiliations
Dr. Jagdish Kumar Anant
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP656350
- DOI -
- Views 160
- Downloads 0
INCIDENCE, RISK FACTORS AND OUTCOME OF HOSPITAL ACQUIRED INFECTIONS IN A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL IN DHAKA
Context: Hospital acquired infections (HAI) are among major causes of morbidity in developed and developing countries resulting to significant burden both for patients as well as public health (World Health Organization...
EFFECTS OF NIGELLA SATIVA SEEDS ON THE SEVERITY AND SYSTEMIC SYMPTOMS OF DYSMENORRHEA
Objective: To determine the effects of Nigella sativa seeds on primary dysmenorrhea. Methods: This was a prospective study. Participants were 70 students with primary dysmenorrhea from University of Brothers Mentouri, Co...
DASHMOOLA FOR THE CURE OF LIFE
India is known for its traditional medicinal systems namely Ayurveda. The ayurvedic formulations are multicomponent mixtures containing plants, animals derived Products, minerals and metals and Dashmoola is considered to...
THE EFFECT OF ANTENATAL CARE ON THE HEALTH OF PREGNANT WOMEN (STUDY IN THE PRIMARY HEALTH CENTER IN A NEW BAQUBAH CITY)
The study group consisted of a sample of files of pregnant women attending for antenatal care during 1993 and 1994 years. This study started at (1) of July and ended at first of September 1995 year. No. of sample were (2...
SYNTHESIS AND ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY OF SOME 2-NAPHTHYLACETATE MANNICH BASES
Using 2-naphthylacetate as active hydrogen component, the following Mannich bases were synthesized via a general synthesis protocol: 1-hydroxymethyl-1-piperidinomethyl-2-naphthylacetate(I); 1,1-dimorpholinomethyl-2- Naph...