IC Disease

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) has reported that there have been more than 400 cases of salmonella poisoning recorded in at least 42 states.  The problem is they can’t figure out how or why the bacteria is spreading.  The CDC has not listed what states have been affected, however.  I don’t understand why they wouldn’t want people to know.  Forty-two states is almost everywhere in the United States and if we each know our state is affected, we can take proper measures (hopefully) of some sort to not further spread the bacteria.

I personally believe the main problem is that people are not washing their hands properly if at all.  If you are handling raw meat it is so important to make sure your hands are thoroughly washed afterwards.  If you don’t wash your hands, then you touch other things in your surroundings, and other food, you are spreading bacteria. 

It seems as though proper hygiene is something that is no longer considered and it’s disgusting.  How many times do you think you have eaten something in a restaurant or at someone’s house where they didn’t wash their hands before preparing the food or after they used the restroom? 

If I know that someone is not washing their hands and they have a habit of not washing their hands after using the restroom, changing diapers, etc., I won’t eat the food they prepare.  But you don’t know who is doing what in restaurants. 

Wash your hands, teach your children to wash their hands and hopefully we can stop spread of bacteria. 

Trackback URI | Comments RSS