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One in 6 Americans experience food poisoning each year

By Consumer Insurance Guide Staff
One in 6 Americans experience food poisoning each year

Foodborne illnesses affect one in six Americans each year, according to recent statistics released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Data collected by the CDC in 2011, estimate that 31 of the most common agents of foodborne disease found in foods in the United States cause 9.4 million illnesses, 55,961 hospitalizations, and 1,351 deaths each year. The CDC reported that 90 percent of all foodborne deaths and hospitalizations were caused by seven known…

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Health insurance and food safety

By Bob Bland
Health insurance and food safety

Foodborne outbreaks are scary and unfortunately more common than we think. There is nothing worse than not knowing if your next meal may land you a stay in the hospital. Long-term effects of foodborne pathogensWhile healthy adults often recover from foodborne illnesses, children infected by these pathogens are at the most risk of developing serious long-term, debilitating illnesses. Campylobacter: Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS) E. coli 0157:H7: Hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS), leading cause of kidney failure in…

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Severe cases of salmonella could be deadly

By Consumer Insurance Guide Staff
Severe cases of salmonella could be deadly

A person’s life can change in the blink of an eye. One moment a person can be perfectly fine and then the next, deathly ill. That is just what happened to Barbara Pruitt.

CNN reports that Pruitt nearly lost her life after eating lettuce infected with salmonella. While Pruitt is fortunate enough to be alive today, her story highlights the importance of being prepared for the unexpected.

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