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Child health: food poisoning - Handle with care
Nursery World,
6 September 2007
As food poisoning afflicts more and more people, Karen Sullivan looks at how to avoid and manage it.
One in ten of us suffers from food poisoning each year, and that figure seems to be on the increase in the UK. While symptoms are often short-lived, young children can be hit hard as their immune systems are not mature enough to deal with the culprits, and dehydration occurs more quickly. Food poisoning can occur at any time of the year, but is more likely when the temperature is warm, providing ideal conditions for bacteria to flourish. Foods that support bacteria...
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