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posted by mrpg on Monday May 22 2017, @04:01AM   Printer-friendly
from the I-dont-feel-fine dept.

Several people in California have been affected by a botulism outbreak originating at a gas station. Botulinum bacteria are anaerobic and can contaminate improperly canned foods, such as a gas station's nacho cheese:

An outbreak of severe food poisoning in Sacramento, California, that left nine people in hospital has been linked to cheese sauce sold on nacho crisps at a family-run petrol station.

[...] Cases of botulism, a rare and sometimes fatal form of food poisoning, were first reported on 5 May and in total nine people are confirmed to have it. One of the victims is reportedly so ill she cannot speak or keep her eyes open.

[...] Botulism poisoning is caused by toxins released by a type of bacteria called Clostridium botulinum. Human digestive processes cannot break down the toxic chemical, which moves to the nervous system. Symptoms emerge in adults 18-36 hours after eating contaminated food.

Also at CBS and The Sacramento Bee.


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  • (Score: 2) by linuxrocks123 on Monday May 22 2017, @07:46AM (5 children)

    by linuxrocks123 (2557) on Monday May 22 2017, @07:46AM (#513380) Journal

    The adults over 36 didn't get sick because that's the approximate cutoff age of older people who got sick the old-fashioned way and developed an immune system rather than bathing in hand-sanitizer.

    First, 36 was the upper end of the range of the number of hours it takes for symptoms to occur. The ages of the patients weren't revealed.

    Second, strength of immune system will not save you from botulism poisoning. It's not the bacteria itself that will make you sick, but rather the toxins the bacteria excrete as they eat the tainted food. It doesn't matter if your stomach acid or immune system kills the bacteria immediately after you ingest the food; the food was already poisoned before you ate it. If anything will help you survive it, I'd guess it would be a strong liver, so it could process the toxins more quickly.

    Third, are you some sort of Markov chain-based chat bot keyed off of Stormfront posts?

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday May 22 2017, @07:55AM (4 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Monday May 22 2017, @07:55AM (#513383)

    No, he just has a strong liver.

    • (Score: 1, Offtopic) by Ethanol-fueled on Monday May 22 2017, @08:06AM

      by Ethanol-fueled (2792) on Monday May 22 2017, @08:06AM (#513384) Homepage

      Man, you two have gotten rather nasty since the Seth Rich debacle is due to explode.
      Well, whatever. But if you want to kill me too you're gonna have to hide a stick of dynamite in my favorite hotdog. I survive after every other method.

    • (Score: 0, Flamebait) by Ethanol-fueled on Monday May 22 2017, @08:45AM (1 child)

      by Ethanol-fueled (2792) on Monday May 22 2017, @08:45AM (#513393) Homepage

      Jesus H. Christ, Fucking homos.

      • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday May 22 2017, @11:30AM

        by Anonymous Coward on Monday May 22 2017, @11:30AM (#513447)

        Lololol, never thought I'd see the day when EF let it show that his feelings are hurt. Guess he is more emotionally attached to users he feels are his kind of people?

        Or his algorithm simply got triggered by the chatbot accusation and went into defensive mode. Damn snowflake bots, must've been programmed by a 4chanr

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday May 22 2017, @02:09PM

      by Anonymous Coward on Monday May 22 2017, @02:09PM (#513490)

      Hmm, seeing as how Ethanol backed down, allow me to attempt to continue.

      *clears throat*

      You're damned right I have a strong liver. Back when I was a kid, we drank beer for breakfast. The millennial pansies can't handle a little botulinum toxin? It builds character! They wouldn't get infected in the first place if they weren't so concerned with how much blood is in their alcohol stream like a bunch of pussies. We ate dirt and drank Draino. These millennials need their organic artisan nacho cheese, and I'll bet they even put hipster kale on their nachos like a bunch of heathens! Why do you think nacho cheese like I ate when I was your age was 95% preservatives and pesticides?! Using real cheese for nachos, who do they think they are? We ate cheese food because we couldn't afford anything except the same food our cheese ate! This is why millennials never get laid and can't afford a house!