Tom is a 15-year-old boy. He goes to high school in Box Hill. Yesterday, Tom went home after school and he was really hungry. He found some food that was on a table in the kitchen. The food did not smell right but Tom ate it. After some time, Tom felt pain in his stomache. He also started to vomit. He started to have a fever. He was worried. His mother came home and she took him to the doctor. The doctor examined Tom for a few minutes. The doctor asked the mother to take Tom to hospital. The doctor told her that Tom suffered from food poisoning.
At hospital a doctor explained to Tom that the food he had eaten was bad. It had bacteria in it. These bacteria were very bad and some people die each year from food poisoning. The doctor told Tom not to eat any food that was kept outside the fridge for more than two hours. The doctor also gave Tom an injection and some medicine.
After three days, Tom got better. He started to read about food poisoning and told his friends at school about what had happened to him. Tom only eats fresh foods or foods that have been kept in the fridge. He makes sure to wash his hands before eating or touching food. His mother is also very careful now when she cooks food at home. She never leaves food outside the fridge, especially on hot days. She makes sure her kitchen is clean at all time. She does not want any of her children to suffer from food poisoning.
