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Why should eggs be cooked instead of eaten raw?

Updated: 8/17/2019
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Raw eggs may contain salmonella poisoning which is a disease that basically makes you have diarrhea and throw up.

Cooking the eggs kills the salmonella bacteria so that you don't get sick.

You could also by pasteurized eggs which have been heated to a specific temperature to kill the salmonella bacteria. (this is done without cracking or breaking the egg open)

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