Zhytomyr: registered in the region of the patient with suspected botulism
Resident. Korostyshiv hospitalized in the infectious Department Korostyshevsky Central district hospital with suspected botulism. The patient is in a state of moderate severity. In the hearth continues sanitary-epidemiological investigation. Under the likely source of diseases suspected, a stew of duck meat home cooking. Used suspicious product 6 people, one of them got sick. The reasons and circumstances of occurrence of the disease are now being investigated. The final diagnosis will be established after laboratory results. To avoid botulism disease among the population of the Main Department of state sanitary and epidemiological service in Zhytomyr region once again reminds the basic rules that should be followed to protect yourself and your family from botulism. Most botulism is caused by consumption of insufficiently sterilized home-canned, usually contain very little acid. It is, above all, meat stew, canned fish, canned mushrooms, beets, green peas homemade and the like. Canned food industrial production are completely safe, because in an industrial environment always respected the technology of their preparation. To recognize contaminated product is difficult, because infected with a toxin products there are no visible signs. * In no case do not eat: – from the swollen cans, jars with loosely closed, or concave cover; – from the cans, the contents of which has a suspicious or unpleasant smell; – cans that are stored for more than one year. * Never buy canned food, made at home, including salted, dried, smoked, "with hands" in the markets and streets. * Immediately dispose of the suspect product without any doubt. * Best to stick to canning vegetables food, especially the duration of sterilization. Infection human botulism is due to ingestion of foods containing toxins produced by botulism bacteria. It should be noted that infection from person to person does not occur. Symptoms appear within 12-36 hours after consumption of the product containing the toxin. Thus there is an increase in body temperature, fatigue, dizziness, nausea, impaired visual function, dry mouth, difficulty swallowing and muscle paralysis. Paralysis may cause difficulty breathing and, as a consequence – the death of the patient. This was reported in the Zhytomyr regional state administrationÏåðåâåäåíî ñåðâèñîì "ßíäåêñ.Ïåðåâîä÷èê": translate.yandex.ru.
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