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Staphylococcal food poisoning symptoms generally have a rapid onset, appearing around
3 hours after ingestion (range 1–6 hours). Common symptoms include nausea, vomiting,
abdominal cramps and diarrhoea. Individuals may not demonstrate all the symptoms
associated with the illness. In severe cases, headache, muscle cramping and transient
changes in blood pressure and pulse rate may occur. Recovery is usually between 1–3 days
(Stewart 2003; FDA 2012). Fatalities are rare (0.03% for the general public) but are
occasionally reported in young children and the elderly (4.4% fatality rate) (Montville and
Matthews 2008).
S. aureus can cause various non-food related health issues such as skin inflammations
(e.g. boils and styes), mastitis, respiratory infections, wound sepsis and toxic shock
syndrome (Stewart 2003; Montville and Matthews 2008).