By Edna A. Bagadiong
VIRAC, Catanduanes, July 17 (PIA) -- A total of seven cases of food poisoning were noted at Eastern Bicol Medical Center (EBMC) on July 15 (Monday).
According to the official report of the Health Office, on July 13, around 3 p.m., victims partook "namu" (a kind of root crop) cooked with coconut milk. At around 12 midnight on July 14, the patients complained of loose bowel movement, abdominal pain, vomiting and fever which forced them to seek medical treatment.
According to Dr. Lubelia M. Sanchez, Provincial Health Officer, validation results showed that two families in one household were affected. Four were children, two adults and one is a pregnant mother who prepared and cooked the namu.
Dr. Lubelia also said that namu root crops can be very dangerous especially if not properly cooked. She added that namu are sometimes used as pesticides.
Among the seven cases, the pregnant patient refused treatment for the reason that she needs to attend to his two sons. While attending to her children, she had sudden labor pains and delivered to a full term baby boy who immediately died after birth.
The hospitalized victims are still in the hospital receiving treatment and waiting for medical exam results.
Food poisoning is common, usually mild, but sometimes fatal. It occurs when a person swallow food or water that contains bacteria, parasites, viruses, or toxins. (MAL/EAB/PIA5-Catanduanes)
VIRAC, Catanduanes, July 17 (PIA) -- A total of seven cases of food poisoning were noted at Eastern Bicol Medical Center (EBMC) on July 15 (Monday).
According to the official report of the Health Office, on July 13, around 3 p.m., victims partook "namu" (a kind of root crop) cooked with coconut milk. At around 12 midnight on July 14, the patients complained of loose bowel movement, abdominal pain, vomiting and fever which forced them to seek medical treatment.
According to Dr. Lubelia M. Sanchez, Provincial Health Officer, validation results showed that two families in one household were affected. Four were children, two adults and one is a pregnant mother who prepared and cooked the namu.
Dr. Lubelia also said that namu root crops can be very dangerous especially if not properly cooked. She added that namu are sometimes used as pesticides.
Among the seven cases, the pregnant patient refused treatment for the reason that she needs to attend to his two sons. While attending to her children, she had sudden labor pains and delivered to a full term baby boy who immediately died after birth.
The hospitalized victims are still in the hospital receiving treatment and waiting for medical exam results.
Food poisoning is common, usually mild, but sometimes fatal. It occurs when a person swallow food or water that contains bacteria, parasites, viruses, or toxins. (MAL/EAB/PIA5-Catanduanes)
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