What is camplobacteria?

Answer 1

This may help:
http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs255/en/

Answer 2

Campylobacter is a family of bacteria that lives on raw meats and poultry, unpasteurized milk, contaminated water supplies, and sometimes in the intestinal tracts of animals and people. Folks who eat or drink campylobacter often get an infection called campylobacteriosis. Signs of the illness usually appear between two to five days after exposure, and include:

abdominal pain and/or cramps
diarrhea (which may be bloody)
nausea and vomiting
fever
In most cases, the infection will go away on its own within a week without any lingering side effects, thanks to the good ol' immune system. Small children, and people who are elderly or who have weakened immune systems (such as those who have HIV/AIDS or are on chemotherapy) can become seriously ill and need medical attention, hospitalization, and/or antibiotics.

Although campylobacter is a common cause of diarrhea and stomach upset, getting it can be prevented by following some simple food safety tips:

Make it HOT Bacteria can't stand the heat. Internal temperatures of 160 degrees (for meat) and 180 degrees (for chicken) will destroy any bacteria (including campylobacter) that might be on your food. Use a meat thermometer to make sure that things are steaming. Any juices that run from chicken when it's cut should be clear and nearly colorless, not pink.
Keep it COOL
Thaw meats in the refrigerator, not on the countertop. If you're not going to reheat leftovers to their original piping hot temperature (about 165 degrees), eat them cold right outta the fridge (standing with the fridge door open while you chow last night's cold pizza is optional). Any meat or poultry that is not going to be eaten within the next day or two needs to be frozen.

DON'T Mix it Up
Use separate cutting boards and utensils for meats and veggies, and be sure to wash any surface or utensil that has come into contact with raw and undercooked meat with soap and warm water BEFORE you use them for non-meat items. Put cooked meats on fresh serving dishes, not the same ones that held the raw meats. Remember — a single drop of juice from un- or undercooked chicken can have enough bacteria to keep you driving the porcelain bus for an entire week.

Answer 3

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Campylobacter is a family of bacteria that lives on raw meats and poultry, unpasteurized milk, contaminated water supplies, and sometimes in the intestinal tracts of animals and people. Folks who eat or drink campylobacter often get an infection called campylobacteriosis. Signs of the illness usually appear between two to five days after exposure, and include:

abdominal pain and/or cramps
diarrhea (which may be bloody)
nausea and vomiting
fever
In most cases, the infection will go away on its own within a week without any lingering side effects, thanks to the good ol' immune system. Small children, and people who are elderly or who have weakened immune systems (such as those who have HIV/AIDS or are on chemotherapy) can become seriously ill and need medical attention, hospitalization, and/or antibiotics.

Answer 4

I think you mean campylobacter which is quite a common bacteria that can cause infectious intestinal disease.The disease is characterised by diarrhoea and acute intestinal pain. The main source of this bacteria is from raw or undercooked meat or poultry or if it is already in the household by cross infection.The disease usually cures itself in 3 to 5 days but in severe cases an antibiotic will help relieve the symptoms and speed recovery.The infected person should take plenty of fluids to avoid dehydration and strict hygiene should be practised in order to avoid the disease spreading to other members of the household In a very few cases there may be longer term effects from an attack of this bacteria but they are quite rare.

Answer 5

I think you are referring to campylobacteria

"Campylobacter is a genus of Gram-negative bacteria. Motile, with either uni- or bi-polar flagella, the organisms have a somewhat curved, rod-like appearance, and are oxidase-positive. At least a dozen species of Campylobacter have been implicated in human disease, with C. jejuni and C. coli the most common. C. fetus is a cause of spontaneous abortions in cattle and sheep, as well as an opportunisitic pathogen in humans."

See Wikipedia the free online encyclopedia at:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Campylobacter

Answer 6

It is a bacterial condition, but type that word into your search engine and you will find a very good description and a discourse going on about a specific case.