How many people are sickened annually in the US by bacteria on packaged chicken?
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From the beef company... They bio-engineered the bird flu to make people scared of eating chicken.... They want to increase their share of the meat market....\n\n\nAt the same time, the chicken people (Tyson especially) is trying to come up with a cow flu to do the opposite... \n\nIt's a dangerous time to be a meat eater!!!
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Talk about one of my pet peeves!  Not to mention it's really frightening to see people who know better (healthcare and food industry workers especially) not doing it!  I agree though, it's pure laziness.  There is always time to wash your hands.
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Lots......\n\nhttp://www.fda.gov/oc/opacom/hottopics/bse.html
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LOTS.   That is why you should always have a bottle of hand sanitizer ready.
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It is moving from   country to country via waterfowl migration.  It is likely to arrive in the US during the next migration back in the spring of 2007.  People who raise poultry have been working on plans to keep their flocks inside poultry houses to avoid contact with wild birds.\nShould bird flu be detected in the bird population, the public will be advised of sanitary procedures, such as not handling dead birds and wiping shoes before entering a home.
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You are more exposed to transmittable germs.  It's better to clean it regularly.
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Salmonella are motile non-spore-forming, gram-negative gasterointestinal bacteria, which has to be ingested (usually secondary to contact with contaminated food, water or other materials (fomites) which have been contaminated) in order to cause infection and illness.
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Irradiation\n\nhttp://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dbmd/diseaseinfo/foodirradiation.htm
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Bacteria such as Listeria monocytogenes, Vibrio vulnificus, Vibrio parahaemolyticus and Salmonella have been found in raw seafood. I've been eating canned tuna for many years. It's great on crackers.\n\n                                                                 HANK
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Today, 64.5 percent of adult Americans (about 127 million) are categorized as being overweight or obese. Each year, obesity causes at least 300,000 excess deaths in the U.S., and healthcare costs of American adults with obesity amount to approximately $100 billion.\n\nRecent studies on the epidemiology of anorexia have suggested an incidence of between 8 and 13 cases per 100,000 persons per year and an average prevalence of 0.3% using strict criteria for diagnosis. These studies also confirm the view that the condition largely affects young adolescent females, with females aged between 15 and 19 making up 40% of all cases. Furthermore, the majority of cases are unlikely to be in contact with mental health services.\n\nWhile it was once thought that obesity was largely due to genes, it is not the case so much today.  Many people are eating for more reasons than sustaining hunger; psychological or mental disorders play a part, lack of activity, inadequate nutrients replace the nutritional value the body needs (i.e., fat burgers, fried foods, etc.).\n\nWith so few reporting their anorexic condition to the medical field, it is difficult to gauge numbers that would be in comparison to obesity to measure hospital costs, etc.\n\nPersonally, I think both conditions are problematic but would say that obesity is a bigger problem due to the NUMBER of individuals it has plagued.  WIth insufficient data to compare, it seems though, unlikely, that there are that many suffering from anorexia (by viewing physical appearance) than that of obese people (there seem to be more and more waddling around these days - and they are younger than before).
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Yes, its been blown out of proportion by the media.  It really isnt such a big deal!  More people die from the common cold in a year than from bird flu
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We need to stop being chicken on eating chicken :)
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definitely.salmonella and e. coli are the more popular. nevr taste to see if meat is spoiled . just dispose immediately.
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According to the CDC:  Botulism is a rare but serious paralytic illness caused by a nerve toxin that is produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum. There are three main kinds of botulism. Foodborne botulism is caused by eating foods that contain the botulism toxin. Wound botulism is caused by toxin produced from a wound infected with Clostridium botulinum. Infant botulism is caused by consuming the spores of the botulinum bacteria, which then grow in the intestines and release toxin. All forms of botulism can be fatal and are considered medical emergencies. Foodborne botulism can be especially dangerous because many people can be poisoned by eating a contaminated food. \n\nClostridium botulinum is the name of a group of bacteria commonly found in soil. These rod-shaped organisms grow best in low oxygen conditions. The bacteria form spores which allow them to survive in a dormant state until exposed to conditions that can support their growth. There are seven types of botulism toxin designated by the letters A through G; only types A, B, E and F cause illness in humans. \n\nHow common is botulism? \n\nIn the United States an average of 110 cases of botulism are reported each year. Of these, approximately 25% are foodborne, 72% are infant botulism, and the rest are wound botulism. Outbreaks of foodborne botulism involving two or more persons occur most years and usually caused by eating contaminated home-canned foods. The number of cases of foodborne and infant botulism has changed little in recent years, but wound botulism has increased because of the use of black-tar heroin, especially in California. \n\nWhat are the symptoms of botulism? \n\nThe classic symptoms of botulism include double vision, blurred vision, drooping eyelids, slurred speech, difficulty swallowing, dry mouth, and muscle weakness. Infants with botulism appear lethargic, feed poorly, are constipated, and have a weak cry and poor muscle tone. These are all symptoms of the muscle paralysis caused by the bacterial toxin. If untreated, these symptoms may progress to cause paralysis of the arms, legs, trunk and respiratory muscles. In foodborne botulism, symptoms generally begin 18 to 36 hours after eating a contaminated food, but they can occur as early as 6 hours or as late as 10 days.
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Now you've got me scared and for good reason too.\nWhat can we the consumer do about this anyway?\nIt's all up to us the consumer as our own government doesn't seem to give a hoot about what we eat or put on our skin or what we feed our beloved pets either.\nThis is as shameful as it can get and to think that no one cares to do anything about any of this is even more scary.\nI for one appreciate you bringing this to my attention now.\nWouldn't it be a wonderful world if our own government would research and define what's safe and not safe for us to eat and use?\nI would have never guessed that I had eaten road kill or worse or given my dog or cat that and worse. Everything listed is totally disgusting by any ones standards but unfortunately not our own governments, shame on them for not protecting us as we have trusted them to do so, shame on them!!!!\nAgain I thank you for bring this to my attention.
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..viruses ..bacteria, bad water bad food