The case
Death certificate states cause of death as “irritant poisoning after partaking of game pie
The investigation
The circumstances
But even in November the household staff reported that milk and meat tended to go “off” in a couple of days
The symptoms
The Food
*The ham
Other information
The cream used in tea and coffee was “scalded” (i.e. brought to the boil and then cooled) as it was thought that, because of the hot weather, it would not otherwise keep.
Most of the food, once prepared, was stored in the cellar for between 17 and 21 hours
Barnes approach
Analysis
More analysis
What can you conclude about the possible infective agent?
--Suggest any organisms that could have caused the outbreak and which one you think is the most likely and why
Which food or foods were contaminated?
--Explain why you think the food(s) you suggest are the contaminated food(s)
How did the contamination get into the food(s)?
--Mention all possible routes of contamination, and explain why your chosen contamination route is the most logical
Answer all the questions, i will give u a thumb!
1. From the present case study finding at a wedding party, after eating the breakfast most of them were ill, except 2 and 1 got died after 6 days.Its a food poisoning caused by some organism.
In the present scenario, who had ill were exhibit the symptoms such as:
*Green, foul-smelling, watery diarrhoea that began before any vomiting
*Vomiting
*Desquamation of hands and limbs
*Pimply rash as illness subsided
*Herpes on the lips
*Slight pyrexia (severe in a few)
*Little, dark urine
*Blurred and dimmed vision
*Some experienced headache
Here the symptoms started within a day
From the symptoms, we can conclude that the diagnosis of whom who were infected are Salmonellosis that is caused by Salmonella typhi. Thus the symptoms started within 12 hours or within a day and bride may the case of severe salmonellosis results in death.
Here the possible infective organism for the present case is Salmonella Typhi.
2. The most foods which are prepared and handled by the cook that is mostly Ham contaminated by the Salmonella Typhi. In the present scenario, the cook is acting as a carrier for the disease.
3. The main possible route of contamination is by
*feco-oral route (Here the cook is acting as a carrier of the infection, already he has got infection may be through a feco-oral route)
*Direct contact with the infected person (cook) and
*From the carrier of the disease (cook) shed the organism in faeces and are not maintaining the personal hygiene properly and handled the food items is capable of infecting others through the food, drinks and contacts.
1887, Barnes, a physician living in Carlilse, Cumberland NW England reports on a case of food...
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