Symptoms Campylobacter infections produce a diarrheal illness. The symptoms vary widely, including abdominal pain and cramping, diarrhea, fever and weakness, headache, muscle pain, dizziness and delirium. Although vomiting is not common, it occurs in some cases. Symptoms usually appear three to five days after eating contaminated food, although a range from one to 11 days has been suggested. The duration of the illness varies, but usually lasts from two to seven days.
Deaths are rare.
The growth of campylobacter is inhibited by normal levels of oxygen in the air. That temperature should be maintained several minutes for beef and about 10 minutes for poultry. Clostridium perfringens Gastroenteritis is the disease caused by the Clostridium perfringens bacterium, which is present throughout the environment - in the soil, the intestines of animals and humans and in sewage. Perfringens is anaerobic, growing where there is little or no oxygen. Perfringens grows in food that has been improperly prepared and handled.