"These recent cases serve as a timely reminder of the importance of thorough hand washing after handling livestock and before preparing or handling food to prevent infection and the spread of disease in the community, " he said.
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The highly contagious virus can be spread by contact with contaminated surfaces or objects, contact with a person who has the infection or through contaminated food and water.
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The giant companies that now produce our food have also become potential vectors for mass infection.
Food handlers who return to work before the infection completely clears up can continue to spread the disease.
Cholera, an intestinal infection, is spread through contaminated food or water.
Undercooked food also leaves the consumer at risk of infection.
Anyone infected should ensure their hands are clean, to prevent the infection spreading, and they should not prepare food for others, particularly babies and the elderly.
Those who are infected should ensure their hands are clean, to prevent the infection spreading, and they should not prepare food for others, particularly babies and the elderly.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that more than 21 million cases of acute gastroenteritis in the U.S. each year are due to infection with noroviruses, and more than half of all food-borne disease outbreaks can be attributed to them.
The infection can be transmitted through contact with an infected person or contaminated food and drink.
We can also ingest tainted food and get introduction of a high number of bad bacteria that cause an infection.
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