A group of 7 people come into the emergency room at various times 8-16 hours aft

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A group of 7 people come into the emergency room at various times 8-16 hours after they had all attended a banquet for work. They all talked about how much they enjoyed the simmered turkey gravy that was available on the buffet, although one woman complained that she felt that the staff that served the gravy did not stir it enough as evidenced by the thick skin that had formed on top. Now, they were experiencing nausea and excessive diarrhea. The doctor tells them that they will just have to wait it out because there is nothing they can do, and they are all otherwise healthy adults, so it should pass within a day or so. What did the people have? What was the likely causative agent?

Explanation / Answer

The people had Food Poisoning as they ate undercooked turkey.

The likely causative agent for this Food Poisoning is; Salmonella bacteria.

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