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    no mucous or blood, this indicates that the gastroenteritis could be of a viral origin such as rotavirus and not of a bacterial origin, as presence of mucus and blood in stool is linked with more invasive germs such as Shigella, Salmonella and Campylobacter Jejuni (Ciccarelli et al., 2013). Dehydration and electrolyte imbalance are common complications following Diarrhea. Lethargy, dry lips and mucous membrane, low

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    Meat is home to bacteria, carcinogens and other contaminants that may stay inside you for several years to come. A lot of meat is infamously contaminated with bacteria such as E. coli, campylobacter or listeria, especially if it’s undercooked. To prevent the animals from becoming too sick from these bacteria before their slaughtering, they are treated with pharmaceuticals. Disastrously, this abuse of pharmaceuticals has only lead to the evolution

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    broad group of diseases caused by over 200 pathogens, chemicals, and parasites, which contaminate food at different points in the food production and preparation process.1 Examples of foodborne diseases include: Norovirus, Campylobacteriosis (campylobacter), Escherichia coli (e. coli), Hepatitis A, and Salmonella. The burden of foodborne illness in the United States is serious; “about 1 in 6 people in the United States get sick each year, 128,000 are hospitalized, and about 3,000 die annually.”2

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    Causes Of Food Poisoning

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    growth, food sources, the components of food fertilization and growth, the dangers of everyday meals will be revealed. Bacteria is one of the most common causes of food poisoning. Some of the most common bacteria include Salmonella, E. coli, Campylobacter, Shigella, and Staphylococcus. Each of these bacteria develops in various raw, undercooked or perishable products, provided the conditions are favourable for the bacterium. Given the right time, and temperature millions of bacteria can rapidly

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    animals. Dog poop contains a massive amount of fecal coliform, twice of that of a human feces, the impact the waste has on watershed contamination is massive, pet waste contains bacteria which can cause diseases, such as Giardia, Salmonella and Campylobacter that cause serious illness in humans according to “the pacific shellfish institute”. Another problem of pet waste is that it may also contain parasites such as roundworms and giardia. According to EPA “pet waste can wash off of your lawn and

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    “Nearly 50 million turkeys are slaughtered each year for Thanksgiving. This year, don’t add to the statistic.” (One green planet) Eating turkey on Thanksgiving might be a tradition but we should instead eat vegan food for the sake of myself, and yourself. Starting out, turkeys are not treated at all nicely. According to the Huffington Post, “Yet turkeys raised for food are killed when they are only 5 or 6 months old, and during their short lives, they will be denied even the simplest pleasures,

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    Sub-argument (1): This argument has no indicators literally. However, this argument includes a large number of the counter-examples, so it could be invalid if I think it as a dedicative argument. So, I will consider (1) as an inductive argument in the cases. These two premises provide the specific data to support the statements that cats can be harmful for other species in the environment. 1 The writer attempted to provide very reliable and convincing arguments in supporting this statement. This

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    In a more recent Danish study, the excess risk of release or invasive illness due to quinolone resistance in S. Typhimurium was determined. Of 1323 patients corrupt with S. Typhimurium, 46 (3.5%) were hospitalized ask of aggressive indisposition within 90 days after contagion, and 16 (1.2%) died within 90 days after infection. After adjustment for age, persuasion, and comorbidity, contagion with quinolone-resistant S. Typhimurium was accompanying with a symbol 3.15-limit higher risk of invasive badness

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    Title: “Identification of Unknown #1” Purpose: Discovering and studying new bacteria can lead to new innovations and possible cures for existing or future diseases. The investigation of bacteria can also help incubate ourselves or act quickly in response to an invasive strain. The commercial food industry has a great need in identifying Salmonella to prevent disease in consumers. As well as being the cause of enteric (typhoid) fever, an important infectious disease, Salmonella is perhaps best

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    Cigarette smoking not only has a negative effect on respiratory and cardiovascular health, but also has been associated with diabetes, gastrointestinal and thyroid diseases, and almost every other organ system in the body (Johnson & Guthmiller, 2007). Linked to various cancers, smoking is extremely detrimental (Johnson & Guthmiller, 2007). Smoking is also “the major risk factor for periodontitis” (Preshaw et al, 2015). While increasing the prevalence of periodontitis, smoking also has a profound

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