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n. Any bacteria of the genus ''Campylobacter''; a principal cause of food poisoning
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Campylobacter (meaning "curved bacteria") is a genus of Gram-negative, microaerophilic, oxidase-positive, catalase-positive, nonfermentative bacteria. Campylobacter species are typically comma or s-shaped and able to move via unipolar or bipolar flagella. Most Campylobacter species are cause for disease and can infect humans and other animals. The bacterium's main reservoir is poultry; humans can contract the disease from contaminated food. Another source of infection is contact with infected animals such as kittens and puppies; most colonized animals -including chickens- develop a lifelong carrier state. At least a dozen species of Campylobacter have been implicated in human disease, with C. jejuni and C. coli being the most common. C. jejuni is now recognized as one of the main causes of bacterial foodborne disease in many developed countries. C. jejuni infection can also result in serious bacteremia in individuals with AIDS, while C. lari is a known cause of recurrent diarrhea in children. C. fetus is a cause of spontaneous abortions in cattle and sheep, as well as an opportunistic pathogen in humans.
Usage examples of "campylobacter".
Hepatitis a Salmonella Shigella Staphylococcus Giardia or Campylobacter, then you may not work there.
Centers for Disease Control noted that California has twice the rate of infections of two food-borne pathogens associated with human sewage, campylobacter and shigella, than any other state.
Another bacterium called Campylobacter, which occurs twice as frequently as salmonella, has a relatively high occurrence in young adults, and is now the number-one cause of gastroenteritis in the United States, causing hundreds of deaths each year.
In 1991, a USDA microbiologist and leading authority on Campylobacter found the bacteria present in 98 percent of store-bought chickens.
According to the National Academy of Sciences, studies of market-ready chickens found Campylobacter on up to 82 percent.
The second line should say, 'Have you recently contracted a near-fatal case of campylobacter food poisoning?
The goddamn poultry industry puts out a product that's almost a hundred percent swimming in either salmonella or campylobacter and nobody says boo.
The death rate in 1900 from gastroenteritis [Escherichia coli, various Campylobacter species, etc.
Also on the application McDonald's says if you have any of the following diseases: Hepatitis a Salmonella Shigella Staphylococcus Giardia or Campylobacter, then you may not work there.