Older adults are particularly susceptible to food poisoning because as you get older, your immune system does not respond as quickly and as effectively to infectious organisms as when you were younger. In addition, many nursing home residents already have weakened immune systems due to age, illness, and disease, and their bodies cannot handle the added… Continue Reading
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Nursing Home Patients Stricken With Salmonella
Posted in Food PoisoningMore than 460 people have been diagnosed with salmonella that can be traced to peanut butter used in institutions. It is estimated that the salmonella outbreak has caused more than 100 of the people to seek hospital treatment. Salmonella can be especially serious in elderly people with weakened immune systems. If not quickly identified and… Continue Reading