Food Poisoning Germs: Bacteria – Shigella
Food Poisoning Bacterium: Shigella
Shigella: This food poisoning sickness is also known as Traveler’s diarrhea. Shigella is a Gram-negative, non-motile, non-spore forming rod-shaped bacterium. This food poisoning sickness mainly occurs in humans rather than animals. The water contaminated with human feces is the breeding ground for this bacterium. For infants, the elderly and the individuals having weak immune system or suffering from diseases like AIDS, this food poisoning sickness can be very deadly.
This bacterium can be found in varieties of salad like potato, chicken, tuna, macaroni, and shrimp, raw vegetables, milk and dairy products, and poultry products. The most common causes for this food poisoning type are the contaminated water with human feces and unhygienic conditions during food handling.
The common symptoms of this food poisoning type consist of vomiting, stools with blood or pus or both, stomach pain, tenesmus, fever and diarrhea. Usually the symptoms begin to show up in between 12 – 50 hours after the contaminated food consumed. An individual with severe Shigella illness will experience mucosal ulceration, rectal bleeding, and extreme dehydration. Hence, immediate medical treatment should be provided when this type of food poisoning occurs.
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