Question 1

the biggest cause of foodborne illness is what bug?

Accepted Answer

Foodborne illnesses: Each locale has its own "biggest cause of foodborne illness." outbreaks may involve bacteria (salmonella, shigella, c.Perfringens, c.Botulinum, b.Cereus, v.Parahaemolyticus, campylobacter, staph aureus), virus (norwalk, hepatitis a), chemical (ciguatoxin, scobrotoxin, mushrooms, heavy metals), water contamination (giardia, s.Typhi), others. Watch out for "traveller's diarrhea" (especially etec).

Question 2

what is the best medicine for curing skin disease cause by bed bugs?

Accepted Answer

Get rid of bugs: Bed bugs cause bites which will resolve with Hydrocortisone cream, but you must get rid of bedbugs.

Question 3

causes of morning sickness in men?

Accepted Answer

Not Pregnant: As you may suspect the morning sickness is not cause by pregnancy in men but there are other reasons such as food poisoning.  There are a myriad of other reasons for morning sickness in men so you may want to go to the doctors for an examination and diagnosis.

Question 4

what causes morning sickness? any remedies for it?

Accepted Answer

Hormones: It is a reaction to pregnancy... Can be worse in some patients... Reccomend bland diet, vitamin b6, and unisom as needed...Also several rx meds that can help.

Question 5

could bedbugs cause any serious sickness?

Accepted Answer

No: Most likely an uncomfortable itching of the skin, usually legs; not an internal problem.

Question 6

what causes motion sickness?

Accepted Answer

Motion sickness: One theory is that it functions as defense mechanism against neurotoxins. The area postrema in the brain is responsible for inducing vomiting when poisons are detected, &amp; for resolving conflict between vision &amp; balance. When feeling motion but not seeing it, the inner ear transmits to the brain that it senses motion, but the eyes tell the brain that everything is still, hence brain responds by vo.

Question 7

the types of sickness that causes blood to come out of the penis is called what?

Accepted Answer

Blood from penis: any kind of blood from the penis is called hematuria. blood from the ejaculate is called hematospermia.  Any type of blood coming from the penis needs to be investigated

Question 8

can lysol cause sickness in kids?

Accepted Answer

YES: Lysol and all other household cleaners should be kept away from children. They can cause damage if they spill on skin or eyes, or severe damage if ingested. Please call 911 if you feel your children have ingested lysol.

Question 9

can too much sun exposure the cause of my sickness?

Accepted Answer

Sunsick?: Cannot answer this question because too little info has been given, but i can say that there are numerous skin problems which originate with sun exposure, or are aggravated by it.  See a dermatologist, okay?

Question 10

how do i stop my 7 week old from getting sickness bug?

Accepted Answer

Hand washing: The best way to prevent the spread of illness is proper &amp; frequent hand washing.  Anyone who is ill, especially other young children, should not come in close contact with the infant, at least until after the first series of vaccines has been administered at the 2 month well-child visit.

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