Food-borne diseases take heavy toll on public (forget about mad cow disease)

AZ Central ^ | Jan 04, 04 | Alison Young

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WASHINGTON - In the week since mad-cow disease was discovered in the United States, more than 1 million Americans were sickened by food they ate. About 6,000 became so ill they were hospitalized and nearly 100 died, according to federal health estimates.

[Eala]

Indeed, not a single American is known to have contracted the human form of the disease from eating food in this country.

Nor, possibly, anyone else: Link Between Mad Cow Disease and Human Deaths Questioned (BSE May Not Cause nvCJD)

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[gonzo]

Thanks for the post. It could help in my lawsuit against the restaurant that poisoned me...........FRegards

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Thanks. I'll be cooking my chicken a bit longer. Glad I already ate dinner.

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[ATCNavyRetiree]

While visiting Dad in Mesa, AZ in May 1998, ate eggs benedict for breakfast at a Lyons Restaurant, started to drive home to Fresno CA. By the time I hit the Tehachapis south of Bakersfield, I started feeling a general uncomfortable feeling around my midsection. By Bakersfield, I was feeling confused and nauseous (lucky my lady was driving). By Kingsburg, she was pulling over, I felt like I had to throw up but couldn't--I was feeling REALLY bad (worst I had EVER felt), high pulse rate, very confused and SEVERE stomach pain. As we pulled into her garage around midnight...here it came...I barely made it to the bathroom, and hurled yellow, acrid puke 7 feet across the floor as I opened the door (yucko, I know). I was in severe distress, thought about calling ambulance but waited until morning (after puking several more times) when she took me to Clovis Community Hospital Emergency around 6 AM. Doctor did a liver panel, came back very abnormal. So I laid there waiting on a second test thinking about liver transplants. Doc said food poisoning, but didn't think Salmonella, couldn't tell for sure, second panel was improved. I felt terrible for week or so, did another follow-up liver panel a month later, it was O.K.
I think it was Salmonella, and hope that whatever it was, it didn't compromise my liver and will come back to haunt me as I age!

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