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Campylobacter jejuni can cause the stomachflu, and food poisoning.
Campylobacter is a genus of bacteria, campylobacter jejuni is associated with human food poisionings.
Campylobacteriosis is a food borne pathogen diseases caused by the bacterium campylobacter jejuni. It is the most common bacteria's diarrhea disease in New York. It is one of the most common causes of human gastroenteritis in the world. Campylobacter jejuni is a spiral, comma shaped, non-spore forming, gram-negative, microaerophilic bacteria, normally found in cattle, swine and birds. C jejuni produce cholera like enterotoxin,
Campylobacter jejuni is one of the most common causes of gastroenteritis (gastro). It is transferred by the faecal-oral route, and is commonly found in animal faeces. Therefore it can be transferred as "food poisoning". It apparently also has some connection with Guillain-Barre syndrome, which is a disease of the peripheral nervous system. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guillain-Barr%C3%A9_syndrome>
Campylobacter jejuni is most often associated with poultry. It grows in the guts of living chickens and is transfered to the outside of the meat during the slaughter and de-feathering process. It has also been found in milk which has been contaminated by birds drinking.
There are a whole host of microorganisms that can cause those symptoms, includingSalmonella sp, Shigella, E. coli O15H7, Vibrio, Campylobacter jejuni,and others. See Related Links.
Campylobacter is a bacterium that sometimes causes abortion in animals and food poisoning in humans.
Campylobacter infections account for a substantial percent of food-borne illness encountered each year.
It causes a type of food poisoning.
Salmonella, campylobacter
Salmonella, campylobacter and botulism can cause food poisoning
The type of bacteria that bad chicken can cause is salmonella or campylobacter. Food poisoning from either of these bacteria can cause nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, fever, muscle ache, headache and a loss of appetite.