o this foodborne illness thing sounds really bad! So what can happen if you get it? Well you can get really bad stomach pains. You can start throwing up- it really can upset your stomach that much. You can also have really bad diarrhea. Some of these things you can even die from! OK so you really don't want to get this ­ right?

his stuff is so bad because the bacteria grow and there are lots of bacteria guys. So here's how to stop that bacteria from growing! Bacteria actually need stuff to make them grow ­ just like us. Yeah they need food and water. There are actually 6 things that make this bacteria stuff grow. Food Acid Time Temperature Oxygen Moisture These are a lot of things to remember. Here's an easy way to remember these things. Just think of FAT TOM. You got it! Really each letter stands for one of these things that bacteria like and help it grow.

AKE BACTOR'S CHALLENGE See how many words you can find! Click on the first and last letter of each word you find.

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