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Causes, Symptom and Prevention of





                                                                        Bacteria Growth


















                   CAUSATIVE                                        SYMPTOMS                                               COMMON                                   PREVENTIVE




                         AGENT                                              ONSET                                              FOODS








            Bacillus cereus                                           1. Diarrhea                                Grain products                                          Properly




             (sporeforming                                     type: abdominal                                                 (rice,                                 cook, heat




                     bacteria)                                      cramps (8 to                                         potatoes,                                   and reheat




                                                                                16h)                                  pasta, corn,                                              food




                                                                      2. Vomiting                                  soybeans, and




                                                               type: vomiting,                                     flour), meat,




                                                                         diarrhea,                                          fish and




                                                                        abdominal                                      vegetable.




                                                                cramps (30 min



                                                                             to 6h)












                   Clostridium                                         Dizziness,                                    Improperly                                            Properly




                        botulism                                double vision, canned foods,                                                                        heat-process





              (sporeforming difficulty in                                                                                 vacuum                                   anaerobically




                       bacteria)                               breathing and                                               packed                                  packed food.




                                                                    swallowing,                                  refrigerated                                            Avoid use




                                                                 headache (12 foods, cooked home-canned




                                                                          to 36h)                                  food in mass                                                foods
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