Two cases of botulism reported in Armenian Gyumri
01.02.2016,
16:28
Two residents in Armenia’s second-largest city of Gyumri in the northwestern province of Shirak were hospitalized with ‘botulism", a disease that usually occurs after eating improperly cooked or preserved foods.
YEREVAN, February 1. /ARKA/. Two residents in Armenia’s second-largest city of Gyumri in the northwestern province of Shirak were hospitalized with ‘botulism", a disease that usually occurs after eating improperly cooked or preserved foods.
The ministry of health said an epidemiological examination found that a possible cause of poisoning is either preserved peppers or home-made aubergine caviar.
According to the ministry, the day after eating these foods the patients developed symptoms of botulism - nausea, vomiting, asthma and blurred vision and were hospitalized at a hospital in Gyumri, where they were given appropriate medical care.
"At this moment, their condition is regarded as moderate. The treatment continues," the ministry said.
The ministry of health issued a statement saying in order to avoid botulism, home-made preserves must be boiled for 20-25 minutes before eating. It also said citizens must not buy preserved foods in the market or from random people.
The botulism bacteria release a poison, also called a toxin, which travels through the blood to attach to the nerves that control muscles. Botulism cases in Armenia occur usually in winter when many families start eating home-made preserves, despite the health ministry's warning against using such food or its instructions to at least thorough cook such food by boiling it for 20-25 minutes to destroy the botulism toxin. -0-
The ministry of health said an epidemiological examination found that a possible cause of poisoning is either preserved peppers or home-made aubergine caviar.
According to the ministry, the day after eating these foods the patients developed symptoms of botulism - nausea, vomiting, asthma and blurred vision and were hospitalized at a hospital in Gyumri, where they were given appropriate medical care.
"At this moment, their condition is regarded as moderate. The treatment continues," the ministry said.
The ministry of health issued a statement saying in order to avoid botulism, home-made preserves must be boiled for 20-25 minutes before eating. It also said citizens must not buy preserved foods in the market or from random people.
The botulism bacteria release a poison, also called a toxin, which travels through the blood to attach to the nerves that control muscles. Botulism cases in Armenia occur usually in winter when many families start eating home-made preserves, despite the health ministry's warning against using such food or its instructions to at least thorough cook such food by boiling it for 20-25 minutes to destroy the botulism toxin. -0-
