...andIatethisburritoandIthinkIgotfoodpoisoning…Thatsucks,howlongwastheincubationperiod?*confused*what??Heyeveryone,TracehereforDNews!MybuddyJaredwhorunstheDNewssocialmediapagesgotfoodpoisoningtoday,sowethoughtwe'dpullbackthecurtainonfoodborneillness.PeopleCALLitfoodpoisoning,butthemedicalcommunitycallitfoodborneillness,whichmakessense.You'renotbeingpoisonedbyfood,butinfectedbysomethingthat'slivingonthefood.Commonly,foodpoisoningiscausedbybacteria,viruses,molds,toxins,parasitesorallergens.Theyrangefromthefairlywellknown,E.ColiandSalmonellatothefarlessknowncampylobacter,toxoplasma,listeriaandclostridiumperfringens(clostridEumper-fringe-ens).AccordingtotheFDA,mostfoodborneillnessesgoawayontheirownanddon'thavelastingeffects--buttherearethose,likeE.ColiO157:H7whichcancausekidneyfailureanddeathifnottreatedproperly.Notalle.coliisbad,bytheway.Somee.coliispartofyournaturalgutbacteria!Anumberofthingscanresultinfoodbeing"poisoned"orinfected.Mostoften,accordingtotheMayoClinic,foodpoisoningcomesfromfoodthat’smishandledornotcookedproperly.Maybeit'sleftunderthewarmertoolong,notrefrigeratedproperly,handledbyapersonwhodidn'twashtheirhands,ortouchedasurfacethatwasn'trecentlycleaned.Everycontaminanthasanidealcondition,andtheyvaryfrombacteriatovirus.Andthoughyoumightbethinking,YES!IwasatthatplacearoundthecornerandTOTALLYgotitfromthere,youmightbewrong.Someofthesefoodborneillnessescanstrikedaysorweeksafterexposurebecauseittakesawhilefortheorganismtoreplicateinyourbodyandstrike--thisistheincubationperiod.Themostcommonpathogens,C.Perfringens,SalmonellaandtheNorovirushaveshortincubationperiodsrangingfrom6-72hours.Allthreecausediarrhea,butwhilesalmonellaandnorovirusALSOcausevomiting,c.perfringensdoesn't!E.coliandcampylobacterincubateforseveraldaysbeforestrikingandbothresultinseverediarrheacontainingblood,andvomiting.Toxoplasmacanincubateforweeksandproducenosymptomsatall,andlisteriacanliveinyourbodyfromthreetoSEVENTYDAYSbeforeshowingflu-likesymptoms!YoucouldeatsomethingtwoweeksbeforeHallowee