FOOD POISONING

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FOOD POISONING

• by
• Nurul Syazwani Aqilah Muhamad Azmi
• Madihah Mohamad

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What is food poisoning??

• any illness resulting from the consumption of
  food
• There are two types of food poisoning food
  infection and food intoxication.
• 1) Food infection refers to the presence of
  bacteria or other microbes which infect the body
  after consumption.
• 2) Food intoxication refers to the ingestion of
  toxins contained within the food, including
  bacterially produced exotoxins, which can happen
  even when the microbe that produced the toxin is
  no longer present or able to cause infection

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• In Malaysia, this phenomenon usually occur among
  pupils and students who eat food at the schools
  canteen
• This is due to irresponsible act of the canteen
  management that often neglect proper handling of
  food.
• In Negeri Sembilan (one of the states in
  Malaysia) 1024 cases has been reported from Jan.
  Oct. this year.

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Causes

• improper handling, preparation, or food storage.
• large variety of toxins that affect the
  environment
• chemicals
• pesticides or medicines in food and naturally
  toxic substances like poisonous mushrooms.
• Food that has been exposed to environment with
  temperature 30 degree Celcius

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1) The main Bacterium

• Campylobacter bacteria
• Found in raw chicken and
• meat and also in
• unpasteurised milk
• Vomitting, diarrhea, fever,
• blood in stool
• Symptoms appear after 2-5 days after consumption
  of the food

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2) Other bacteria

• Escherichia coli
• bacillus cereus
• vibro cholera
• Yersinia enterocolitica
• Listeria monocytogenes
• Shigella sp
• Staphylococcus aureus
• Salmonella

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Examples of food in Malaysia that prone to food
poisoning

• Milk and dairy products such as cheese
• Coconut-milk-based food like nasi lemak
• Bread and traditional Malay kuih
• Raw meat or chicken

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Symptoms

• Nausea
• Abdominal pain
• Vomiting
• Diarrhea
• Gastroenteritis
• Fever
• Headache
• Fatigue

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Treatment

• The main treatment for food poisoning is putting
  fluids back in the body (rehydration) through an
  IV and by drinking.
• Do not eat solid food while
• nauseous or vomiting but
• drink plenty of fluids.
• Anti-vomiting and diarrhea
• medications

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Prevention

• Proper handling, preparation
• and food storage
• Practice good hygiene like washing hands before
  eating and preparing food or properly wash the
  knife or cooking utensils before and after using
  them
• Do not expose the food-cover them properly
• Eat well-cooked food (salmonella can be killed in
  high temperature)

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Acknowledgement

• http//www.bharian.com.my/Current_News/BH/r?bodyte
  xtstatistikkeracunanmakanan
• http//www.emedicinehealth.com/food_poisoning/page
  6_em.htm
• http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SpecialSearch?search
  camphylobacter
• http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E._coli
• http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food_contaminants
• http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food_poisoning
• http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foodborne_illness
• http//www.myhealth.gov.my/myhealth/bm/dewasa_cont
  ent.jsp?langdewasastoryid1155037613709storymas
  ter1155036117659
• http//www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Food-poisoning/Pages/
  Introduction.aspx?r1rtitleFoodpoisoning-Intr
  oduction
• http//www.prn2.usm.my/mainsite/bulletin/racun/199
  5/makanan.html