Food-borne Pathogens Have Long-Term Effects, Affect Children Hardest

Reports released by the Center for Foodborne Illness Research & Prevention shed some light on the issue of long-term health effects of food poisoning.

They also point out that such pathogens hit hardest among the youngest patients.

It takes a smaller dose of harmful bacteria to sicken children, and their less-experienced immune systems don’t combat food-borne pathogens as effectively as do those of adults.

The foods with some of the possible long-term consequences of infection, include salmonella, campylobacter, E.coli and listeria.