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Answer 1

• Food poisoning
• Food poisoningAlso called: foodborne illness
• Food poisoningAlso called: foodborne illnessOverviewSymptomsTreatmentsNewsSpecialists
• Food poisoningAlso called: foodborne illnessOverviewSymptomsTreatmentsNewsSpecialistsIllness caused by food contaminated with bacteria, viruses, parasites or toxins.
• Food poisoningAlso called: foodborne illnessOverviewSymptomsTreatmentsNewsSpecialistsIllness caused by food contaminated with bacteria, viruses, parasites or toxins.Infectious organisms or their toxins are the most common causes of food poisoning.
• Food poisoningAlso called: foodborne illnessOverviewSymptomsTreatmentsNewsSpecialistsIllness caused by food contaminated with bacteria, viruses, parasites or toxins.Infectious organisms or their toxins are the most common causes of food poisoning.Very common
• Food poisoningAlso called: foodborne illnessOverviewSymptomsTreatmentsNewsSpecialistsIllness caused by food contaminated with bacteria, viruses, parasites or toxins.Infectious organisms or their toxins are the most common causes of food poisoning.Very commonMore than 10 million cases per year (India)
• Food poisoningAlso called: foodborne illnessOverviewSymptomsTreatmentsNewsSpecialistsIllness caused by food contaminated with bacteria, viruses, parasites or toxins.Infectious organisms or their toxins are the most common causes of food poisoning.Very commonMore than 10 million cases per year (India)Spreads through contaminated food or water
• Food poisoningAlso called: foodborne illnessOverviewSymptomsTreatmentsNewsSpecialistsIllness caused by food contaminated with bacteria, viruses, parasites or toxins.Infectious organisms or their toxins are the most common causes of food poisoning.Very commonMore than 10 million cases per year (India)Spreads through contaminated food or waterUsually self-treatable
• Food poisoningAlso called: foodborne illnessOverviewSymptomsTreatmentsNewsSpecialistsIllness caused by food contaminated with bacteria, viruses, parasites or toxins.Infectious organisms or their toxins are the most common causes of food poisoning.Very commonMore than 10 million cases per year (India)Spreads through contaminated food or waterUsually self-treatableUsually self-diagnosable
• Food poisoningAlso called: foodborne illnessOverviewSymptomsTreatmentsNewsSpecialistsIllness caused by food contaminated with bacteria, viruses, parasites or toxins.Infectious organisms or their toxins are the most common causes of food poisoning.Very commonMore than 10 million cases per year (India)Spreads through contaminated food or waterUsually self-treatableUsually self-diagnosableLab tests or imaging rarely required
• Food poisoningAlso called: foodborne illnessOverviewSymptomsTreatmentsNewsSpecialistsIllness caused by food contaminated with bacteria, viruses, parasites or toxins.Infectious organisms or their toxins are the most common causes of food poisoning.Very commonMore than 10 million cases per year (India)Spreads through contaminated food or waterUsually self-treatableUsually self-diagnosableLab tests or imaging rarely requiredShort-term: resolves within days to weeks
• Food poisoningAlso called: foodborne illnessOverviewSymptomsTreatmentsNewsSpecialistsIllness caused by food contaminated with bacteria, viruses, parasites or toxins.Infectious organisms or their toxins are the most common causes of food poisoning.Very commonMore than 10 million cases per year (India)Spreads through contaminated food or waterUsually self-treatableUsually self-diagnosableLab tests or imaging rarely requiredShort-term: resolves within days to weeksHOW IT SPREADS
• Food poisoningAlso called: foodborne illnessOverviewSymptomsTreatmentsNewsSpecialistsIllness caused by food contaminated with bacteria, viruses, parasites or toxins.Infectious organisms or their toxins are the most common causes of food poisoning.Very commonMore than 10 million cases per year (India)Spreads through contaminated food or waterUsually self-treatableUsually self-diagnosableLab tests or imaging rarely requiredShort-term: resolves within days to weeksHOW IT SPREADSThrough contaminated food or water.

Answer 2

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The disease caused due to the presence of a large number of micro-organisms (like bacteria and fungi) in the food, or due to the presence of toxic substances in food, formed by the action of micro-organisms, is called food poisoning.

• The major symptoms of food poisoning are:Vomiting,diarrhoea,pain in abdomen,headache and fever.