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When news broke that Sacred Heart Mukumu Girls High School in Kakamega had been closed indefinitely following the death of two students after suspected food and water poisoning, there was public outcry over how this could have happened and who and what could be responsible.
Later, when Regional Education Director Jared Obiero said that investigations by the Ministry of Health were still underway to determine the possible source of the contamination and the microorganisms responsible, there was curiosity over what exactly constitutes food poisoning. The Standard Health & Science team sought the opinion of experts on the matter.
According to a medical doctor at Machakos Level 5, Peninah Musyoka, infectious organisms such as bacteria, viruses, parasites or their toxins are the most common causes of food poisoning and these spread through contaminated food or water.
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