If you think you got sick from eating a certain food, contact your local public health authority.
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Turkey and its juice can be contaminated with germs that can make you and your family sick. Raw turkey can have Salmonella, Clostridium perfringens, Campylobacter, and other germs. Whether you're cooking a whole bird or a part of it, such as the breast, you should take special care to prevent food poisoning. Click here to learn more.
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estimated that 48 million people get sick and 128,000 are hospitalized from foodborne disease in the U.S. each year. Common symptoms of foodborne illness are diarrhea or vomiting (gastroenteritis). Noroviruses are the most common cause. Public Health Division staff investigate foodborne gastroenteritis outbreaks and work with local health departments to notify people when outbreaks occur.
Get the Facts about Raw Milk
Julie Riggs and her family live in a small town in Missouri. Her husband and daughter couldn’t tolerate cow’s milk, so the family decided to try raw goat’s milk from a local farmer. In this video, Julie describes what happened to her daughter and husband after they drank the raw milk.
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Raw milk is milk that has not been heat-treated (pasteurized) to kill germs that can make people sick. Young children, older adults, and people with weakened immune systems are at higher risk of serious illness from germs found in raw milk. Choosing pasteurized milk and dairy products is the safest way for you and your family to enjoy these products.
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