A rushed homemaker prepared a stew from a large cut of beef but the family only consumed a small portion for dinner.The still-hot large pot was placed in the refrigerator overnight.The next day the stew was warmed for lunch.By the evening the entire family was suffering from varying degrees of diarrhea,abdominal cramping and nausea.You most likely suspect the culprit of this event is

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C. perfringes is known to grow in oxygen-deprived environments and is commonly found in meat and poultry products. When the stew was left in the refrigerator overnight, the bacteria had an opportunity to grow and multiply. When the stew was reheated, any C. perfringes that were present in the stew would have survived the heating process and caused illness. Symptoms of C. perfringes infection typically include abdominal cramping and watery diarrhea, which is consistent with the family's symptoms. The other options (Salmonella, H. pylori, Shigella, and B. cereus) are less likely because they have different modes of transmission or symptoms that don't match up with the scenario described.

A Rushed Homemaker Prepared a Stew from a Large Cut