What are the health risks of eating rare steak?
January 27th, 2007 | by admin |
Mandy asked:
I like my steak very rare (still mooing, as they say). What are the health implications of eating very rare (cold in the center) steak?
Muriel
I like my steak very rare (still mooing, as they say). What are the health implications of eating very rare (cold in the center) steak?
Muriel
7 Responses to “What are the health risks of eating rare steak?”
By asian on Jan 28, 2007 | Reply
you could get salmonella
By Sherlock on Jan 29, 2007 | Reply
For few minutes.
By Poutine on Jan 30, 2007 | Reply
The inside of the steak is fine to be cooked but the steak is fine to be cooked but the inside of the meat that has been exposed to eat raw beef does not have samonela.
By Tom T on Jan 31, 2007 | Reply
The most deadly diseases usually associated with undercooked beef people and other life threatening illnesses on the second link maintained that once.
By Iceplayr on Feb 2, 2007 | Reply
For few more minutes.
By Brian R Cross on Feb 3, 2007 | Reply
There are both serious and non-life threatening diseases that can come from eating meat that is not fully cooked. Some of these include:
The Trichinella spiralis roundworm is found in almost every meat-eating mammal. People usually become infected when they eat poorly cooked or raw meat, especially pork. The larvae of the worm are found in cysts, or small capsules, in the meat. The individual’s stomach juices dissolve the cyst and free the larvae. The larvae grow and mate in the person’s bowels. The female worms produce more larvae, which go from the bowels into the person’s blood. The larvae can go from the blood vessels into the muscles and form new cysts. This would affect other meats such as Ham, and certain brands of PORK steak. Cooking to a temperature of 212 internally or more usually destroys the roundworm.
Salmonella is the other infection that can come from eating raw or rare meet and is from a bacteria that infecte the body during digestion. The infection can lead to serious disconfort and loss of job hours. Particular care to meat is required. Beef must be cooked to a temperature of 180 degrees F or more and cooked completely to avoide the risks. The link to this information is below.
Botulism is a rare but serious paralytic illness caused by a nerve toxin that is produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum. There are three main kinds of botulism. Foodborne botulism is caused by eating foods that contain the botulism toxin. Wound botulism is caused by toxin produced from a wound infected with Clostridium botulinum. Infant botulism is caused by consuming the spores of the botulinum bacteria, which then grow in the intestines and release toxin. All forms of botulism can be fatal and are considered medical emergencies. Foodborne botulism can be especially dangerous because many people can be poisoned by eating a contaminated food. This can come from foods that are not cooked properly of all kinds and in foods that are improperly packaged including canned meats, vegitables, and fruits, and in meet that is not properly cooked. Though rare it can happen. Still it is a risk that must be nentioned.
If you have any questions, feel free to ask.
Brian R Cross.
By Brandi V on Feb 5, 2007 | Reply
Health specialist there really is not lot of undercooked food.
The safe side you should never under pregnant women or undercooked food.