food poisoning
Bacterial dining disaster
Food poisoning is illness caused by eating contaminated food, typically from bacteria, viruses, or toxins.
Symptoms usually include nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and stomach cramps.
Most cases resolve within a day or two, but severe food poisoning can require hospitalization: Half the wedding guests got food poisoning from the shrimp.
- diarrheaFrequent liquid bowel movements
- gastroenteritisInflamed digestive tract illness
- botulismBacterial food poisoning
- vomitingExpelling stomach contents orally
- upset stomachGastrointestinal distress
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- Health Threatsdisease, epidemic, pandemic, virus, outbreak
- infectionsviral infection, bacterial infection, fungal infection, parasitic infection, bacteremia
- public healthdisease prevention, immunization, disease control, health education, epidemiology
- Belly Problemsstomach ache, abdominal pain, stomach cramps, bloating, gas
- excusesexcuse, not my fault, overslept, alibi, excuses
- Fever Causesflu, cold, COVID, malaria, pneumonia
food poisoningnourishment
Food that sustains life
healthy eating · food safety · digestive health · clean eating · clean bill of health
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Illness prevention through handling
food hygiene · clean eating · pasteurization · food preservation
food poisoningrespiratory infection
Disease of breathing passages
viral infection · flu · common cold · skin infection · waterborne illness
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