Today I just made a plate of fried rice with eggs, I was taking it out to eat while reading the newspaper when I saw an article about someone being poisoned by eating this dish. The rice was about to be put into my mouth and then stopped, moms. I used to think that fried rice with eggs was a safe dish. Because to make this dish, the eggs are cooked thoroughly, but they can still cause poisoning like this. It's really tiring.
18 people hospitalized for poisoning after eating fried rice with eggs
According to the sharing from QQ page (China), after 2 hours of attending the wedding party, all 18 people showed signs of severe stomach pain and continuous vomiting. A patient in the group said: after attending the wedding party, he started to feel tired and dizzy, so he quickly went to the bathroom.
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Illustration. Source: Internet
A few hours later, he kept vomiting, his stomach was in pain, and his face was wet. After that, because he could not bear it anymore, this person went to the hospital. Surprisingly, when he arrived, he discovered that all the people at the same table, from the 1-year-old girl to the 70-year-old man, had the same symptoms. Because the situation was serious, the doctor immediately admitted them to the hospital. Initial diagnosis showed that all of these people were suffering from food poisoning. The cause was also just the fried rice with eggs at the wedding party. After investigation, the staff of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Tham Quyen discovered: The fried rice with eggs was contaminated with Salmonella. This is also the cause of food poisoning in 18 patients after attending a wedding party.
After investigating carefully, the CDC discovered that when preparing rice, the restaurant staff placed 80 unwashed eggs in a stainless steel bowl without wearing gloves. After that, they broke the eggs and used their hands to pick out each egg yolk to fry the rice. This is the reason why eggs are infected with Salmonella.
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Just because of fried rice with eggs, 18 people got food poisoning. Photo: Internet
What is Salmonella infection, is it dangerous?
Salmonella infection is a condition in which the intestines and stomach are infected with typhoid bacteria that cause digestive diseases in both humans and animals. Most mild cases will recover on their own within 4-7 days without treatment. However, severe cases can cause damage to the nervous system and systemic poisoning. This can lead to death.
Salmonella bacteria are very resilient and resistant. It can withstand cold, in ice it can still live for 2-3 months, in normal water it can live for more than 1 month, in vegetables it can live for 5-10 days, and in manure it can live for up to a few months. This bacteria is only destroyed at 55 degrees Celsius for 30 minutes, and at 90 degrees it is destroyed after a few minutes. Common disinfectants that can destroy this bacteria include: 3% chloramine and 5% phenol. Salmonella bacteria are very dangerous because they can cause typhoid fever with prolonged fever symptoms. This causes serious complications such as:
+ Gastrointestinal bleeding
+ Intestinal perforation
+ Myocarditis