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How do humans catch campylobacter food poisoning?

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Contaminated food: The most common source is contaminated poultry.

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Improper preparation: Generally transmitted through fecal-oral route (inadequate hand washing), sexual contact, drinking unpasteurized raw milk, exposure to raw poultry or through contaminated water. Also can be contracted through sick pets.

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

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Campylobacteriosis: Campylobacteriosis is often a foodborne bacterial infection usually caused by Campylobacter jejuni. Campylobacter can be transmitted through sexual contact between people, contaminated drinking water, fecal-oral route, contact with infected pets, livestock, poultry & drinking raw milk or eating under-cooked poultry. It can be diagnosed through stool cultures, gram stain & antigen testing is being

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