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When the food is left without refrigeration at room temperature specially in hot weather,staphylococci multiply rapidly.
Foods at risk of contamintion:
-milk
-cream
-pastries
-cakes
-meat
Incubation Period: 2-4 hours.
Symptoms:
-abrupt onsent of acute gastro-enteritis
-severe nausea
-abdominal cramps
-vomiting
-diarrhoea
-slight or no fever
-subnormal temperature
Manifestation persist for some hours fallowed by recovery.
Many cases appear in the involved group within short time if they share common food.
Manifestation appear after very short incubation period (hours).Cases show more or less similar manifestations (gastrointestinal) for short time.
Prevention:
-protection and clean hndling of food
-refrigeration of food,not left at room temperature,until consumed
-boiling of milk if is not pasteurized.
Wash your hands before getting contact with the food!
Provide food only from safe conditions!
Keep the food in sanitary conditions!
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