Can you catch swine flu through food at a restaurant?

Answer 1

No because it's a respiratory disease... And if it did mutate and get on the pig... You are suppose to heat them up before eating them...

---- Not if the pork were cooked. Influenza virus is destroyed by heat [167-212°F (75-100°C)].

As always when handling raw meats, using normal precautions with hand washing would be important if there were Swine Flu virus on the meat. However, even though it is theoretically possible for a person with swine flu to pass it to a pig, it has not yet happened as far as anyone can tell.

Answer 2

well i don't no if this is true, but i always heard it this way: feed the cold, starve the flu, otherwise you may get sick. i don't no if its the same for swine flu though

Answer 3

Yes, but only if your cook or server contaminated uncooked food (like a salad for example) or coughed or sneezed on the food after it was cooked. Cooking foods with normal cooking temperatures (heated to 167-212°F [75-100°C]) "kills" any virus particles that may have contaminated the raw food by someone coughing or sneezing on it or touching it with dirty hands. The odds are low that you could get it through food, but it would be possible. You would be more likely to get it at a restaurant through touching door knobs, touching the arms of chairs or the table, handling money, etc.