Food poisoning feels very bad. It can cause significant amounts of fluid loss and diarrhea along with nausea and vomiting may make it difficult to replace lost fluid, leading to dehydration. In developing countries where infectious epidemics cause diarrheal illnesses, thousands of people die because of dehydration. Other organ systems may be infected and affected by food ...
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There are 5 types of deadly food poisonings. Listeria, E. coli, Salmonella, Staph bacteria and Hepatitis A. While listeriosis, the disease caused by the bacteria Listeria, is less common than some other kinds of food-borne illness and the numbers of people affected are much smaller overall, it's by far the most deadly. There are several strains of E. Coli, and one of these, E. coli O157:H7, ...
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There are two types of food poisoning you can get from eating fish. They are ciguatera poisoning and scombroid poisoning. The first symptoms of ciguatera poisoning include abdominal cramps, nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. Symptoms can then progress to headache, muscle aches, and skin that is itchy, numb, or tingly. You may notice a change in your ability to feel hot or cold ...
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Families desperate to communicate with their loved ones in Puerto Rico — thrashed by the most ferocious storm to strike the territory in at least 85 years — have invaded the internet and flooded phone lines searching for ways to get in contact after Hurricane Maria knocked out power and most means of communication to the entire island.
If you have family or friends living ...
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Once the wave of first responders ensures that the situation in Puerto Rico is stabilized, the need for additional volunteers will increase. The Federal Emergency Management Agency directs aspiring volunteers to register here, and you can also look at a list of opportunities at the National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster. You may not get the call straight away.
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Nearly all of the U.S. territory’s 3.4 million residents need assistance recovering from the storm. Here’s how you can help. Cash. Most organizations are asking for cash, rather than supplies, so they can route help to where it’s needed most quickly. Supplies. The government of Puerto Rico has also launched a guide that details how individuals or companies can donate ...
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Since the storm made landfall on September 20, Hurricane Maria has wreaked havoc on the island, causing a level of widespread destruction and disorganization paralleled by few storms in American history. Almost two weeks after the storm abated, most of the island’s residents still lack access to electricity and clean water.
From a meteorological standpoint, Maria was nearly a ...
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Hurricane Irma was an extremely powerful and catastrophic Cape Verde-type hurricane, the strongest observed in the Atlantic since Wilma in 2005 in terms of maximum sustained winds. It was the first Category 5 hurricane to strike the Leeward Islands on record, followed by Hurricane Maria only two weeks later.
It was also the most intense Atlantic hurricane to strike the United States ...
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Throughout Florida, at least 80 people died in storm-related incidents. The majority of deaths occurred from drowning, trauma, and carbon monoxide poisoning. At least 12 people died throughout the Florida Keys. One death occurred during preparations when a man fell off a ladder, while installing hurricane shutters in Davie. Another death occurred in a traffic accident in tropical storm force ...
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Red Cross workers are providing food, shelter, health services and emotional support. Red Cross vehicles are fanning out in affected neighborhoods, delivering meals and relief supplies to people cleaning up their homes. Caseworkers are meeting with people still in shelters to help get some normalcy back in their lives by identifying their needs and connecting them to services and resources to ...
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