Heat wave in Yucatan: what to do to prevent foodborne illnesses

The heat wave in Yucatan can bring with it a series of diseases ranging from a infection, diarrhea, pain and feveruntil salmonellosis, cholera, poisoningamong others, which can be transmitted by contaminated food and drink.

He Dr. Eduardo Mena Arana He urged the population to take care of food, from the moment it is purchased to its storage and preparation, since it can spoil more quickly during this season.

He is also a general practitioner with an office in the Merida Clinic, calls not to consume food in places that don’t even have water to wash the dishesespecially if they are outdoors, as they might cause them gastroenteritis.

The doctor explained that even in the most sophisticated restaurantswhen it comes to saucesit is necessary to request that they are freshbecause if these have been exposed on the table it is very likely that they are no longer useful.

Dr. Mena said that in relation to the handling of meats it is important that once they acquire them take them to your freezerswhere they should be from 0 to minus 5 degrees. What is kept in refrigeration must be at temperature from 0 to 4 degreesto keep food in an optimal condition.

If it is reading 6 degrees or more, this no longer works and the food will spoil and pose a risk of illness.

How to disinfect food?

To disinfect food, iodine and chlorine are required. In the case of meats, once cooked They should not remain on display for long periods of timeas they can also spoil without realizing it.

The water you drink must be purified, boiled, cloned, he urged.

In addition to these recommendations, the doctor also urged people to keep their homes clean and to keep toilet paper containers covered, since flies seek out feces and there is a risk that they will then transfer them to food.

“Decomposing food can be caused by various reasons, the main one being heat,” insisted the doctor, who recommends that leftover food be thrown in the trash.

The doctor explained that due to excess heat, the intestines are affected, because “our bacterial flora grows salmonella, ecoli, among others, and that can help us develop diseases spontaneously“, he explained.

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