Saturday, April 24, 2010

Which bacteria have incubation period of less then 1 day?

Please list all bacteria pathogens that have incubation period of less then 1 day (i.e. bacteria which cause symptoms to show up in human after less then 1 day since infection occurred)

Which bacteria have incubation period of less then 1 day?
Bacteria themselves generally do not have incubation times that are as short as a single day. Some bacteria form toxins in food that can cause nausea and vomiting in a short amount of time (under 12 hours) when eaten. This is where most immediate reaction cases of food poisoning come from.
Reply:Anthrax?





Some foodborne bacteria can present after 12 hours, but it depends on the quantity of the bacteria consumed, otherwise it can be upto 72 hours before symptoms appear.





Salmonella, E. coli, Campylobacter
Reply:Salmonella 4 hrs to 3 days...


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