How to avoid intestinal infections.

With the beginning of warm days the danger of acute intestinal infections increases.  Favorable conditions for preserving and proliferation of causative agents in the surrounding environment, water, foodstuffs (especially if kept incorrect or long) are created.

The source appears to be the infected person or the bacteriocarrier (they do not have any symptoms, but the emission of causative agents into the environment). The main symptoms of intestinal infection are: abdominal pain, nausea, vomit, chills, body temperature increase. In most of the cases first symptoms of the decease are observed in the nearest 4-48 hours after the infection. The most affected  categories of society are: elderly people, children over 5 years old, people with weak immune system.

 Causative agents of  acute intestinal infections get into the humans body with food, water, dirty hands and toys (children).

To avoid infection it is necessary:

-follow the hygienic rules (wash hands with soap before cooking, coming home from the outside, after visiting the restroom.) Follow the rules of cooking and  keeping of the food at home. The food should be heat treated, especially meat, bird, eggs, seafood;

-do not use food after the shelf life expiration;

-do not leave the cooked food under the room temperature for more than 2 hours;

-do not keep the food in the refrigerator for long period;

-wash fruit and vegetables, especially if it is eaten raw;

-fruit and vegetables, prepared meat and fish meals should be kept separately from the food that does not require heat treatment; Use separate kitchen stuff  (knifes, cutting boards) crockery  while working with raw products;

-do not use the water from the ponds, rivers, open reservoirs for drinking, washing vegetables, fruit, crockery;

-avoid buying the foodstuff in places that are not equipped with refrigeration equipment.

Following those simple rules is going to help you to avoid many health problems and stay away from acute infectious deceases!