Results: Dangerous Situations 26--Culinary Edition 7
For your enjoyment and as a warning, here are more food dangers:
1.
1.
Raw Oysters- Septicemia, fever, severe skin lesions-- Immediate prescription antibiotics (tetracyclines)-- Have you ever eaten raw oysters?
Yes
23%
•
221 votes
No
58%
•
553 votes
Not Applicable
18%
•
172 votes
2.
2.
Sulfites in Wine (Asthma Sensitivity)--Rapid-onset bronchospasm, shortness of breath--Inhaled albuterol bronchodilator; seek medical help.
Yes
12%
•
116 votes
No
44%
•
413 votes
Not Applicable
44%
•
417 votes
3.
3.
Fish Bones in Chowder --Throat laceration, esophagus perforation-Seek medical evaluation/endoscopy to remove bone. Do you ever eat fish chowder?
Yes
20%
•
193 votes
No
57%
•
539 votes
Not Applicable
23%
•
214 votes
4.
4.
Glass Shard in Bottled Drink--Dental injury, internal intestinal bleeding--Seek urgent surgical evaluation; do not induce vomiting. Do you ever drink any beverages from glass bottles?
Yes
42%
•
402 votes
No
38%
•
355 votes
Not Applicable
20%
•
189 votes
5.
5.
Unwashed Berries (Echinococcus multilocularis)-- Alveolar echinococcosis: destructive liver lesions-- Long-term albendazole therapy or surgical resection. Have you ever picked berries?
Yes
56%
•
532 votes
No
26%
•
248 votes
Not Applicable
18%
•
166 votes
6.
6.
Unwashed Garden Vegetables (Toxocara) Toxocariasis: visceral larva migrans, fever, hepatomegaly--Anti-parasitic therapy (Albendazole). Ew! Parasites! Have you ever eaten unwashed garden vegetables?
Yes
32%
•
306 votes
No
49%
•
464 votes
Not Applicable
19%
•
176 votes
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