What is  food poisoning?
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is any illness resulting from the consumption of food contaminctious agents include pathogenic bacteria, toxins, viruses, prions or parasites. Such contamination usually arises from improper handling, preparation, or food storage. Good hygiene practices before, during, and after food preparation can reduce the chances of contracting an illness. The action of monitoring food to ensure that it will not cause foodborne illness is known as food safety. Foodborne disease can also be caused by a large variety of toxins that affect the environment. For foodborne illness caused by chemicals, see Food contaminants.
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sounds like you should probably go to the doctor.  i don't think it was just food poisoning or if it was you got e coli or something.  you could also check your symptoms at http://www.webmd.com/
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Just keep a close watch on everyone.  If anyone gets sick, go to the ER or Dr.  Uncooked chicken will give you Salmonella Food poisoning!
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When you have "food poisoning" it is important to identify\nthe bacteria that caused the problem, reason being, you \ncan severely pass this organism to another person and\nget them very sick, which is the case of some Hepatitis A\ncases, salmonella, shigella and others...These diseases can be transmitted from person to person.\nWhenever this happens, you are a Public Health hazard and\nby state regulations, your case, if positive, must be reported\nto the Health Dept. authorities...\nDoctors frequently insert a long Q-tip to obtain a sample from\nyour rectum and send it to the lab to identify the organism.\nThat's how the culture is taken.\nIn my opinion, you were seen by a good doctor who suspected\nthat you were been affected by a gastroenteritis condition\nand he needed to take that culture.\nSo to clear any misunderstanding on the subject matter,\nhe wasn't been fresh, or inappropriate by performing this test,\nhe was doing what a doctor is supposed to be doing\nwhen a patient shows up in ER with bloody diarrhea...\nThe bloody diarrhea comes from the organism irritating\nyour bowels.......
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Typhoid fever (a.k.a. Enteric fever) is an illness caused by the bacterium Salmonella typhi. Very common worldwide, it is transmitted by ingestion of food or water contaminated with feces from an infected person. The bacteria then multiply in the blood stream of the infected person and are absorbed into the digestive tract and eliminated with the waste.
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I doubt that it is food poisoning.  More likely you have a problem with fatty foods and grease.  Most of those hot pockets are high in fat.  If your gall bladder is not functioning properly, you could have mild attacks.  Do you get ill from eating greasy french fries, hamburgers, pizza, etc.  If the hot pockets have been refrigerated or frozen as recommended, they shouldnl't contain the bacteria that causes food poisoning.
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phytotoxin is a poison.  It's mainly in plants.  Ricin is one of the major phytotoxins.. it's a protein poison. It's made from the waste left over from processing castor beans.\n\nAlso it's aerosol.  So if a human inhales it, major changes will happen within hours effecting the respitory system.   \n\nIf eaten, ricin causes severe pains int he stomach and can cause a person to collapse and die.
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Hi Alicia\n\nFOOD POISONING\n\nIf detected early enough by that bad queasy feeling it is best to vomit the food out. Drink 2 quarts of warm water with a little lemon juice in it. \n\nPut your fingers down your throat and tickle your uvula (that little drooping piece of flesh in the back of your mouth). After you vomit, or if its been too long since the meal, to Absorb the Poison or Bacteria; Drink 8 ounces of liquid with 1 heaping teaspoon of  Charcoal (herb): Repeat 2 to 3 more times. \n\nBest of health to you
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yes, go with the 1,000\n\n\nin case you are interested...find out what US presidents have has food poisoning.....\n\nhttp://www.healthinplainenglish.com/presidential-diseases/index.htm
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I would more or less suspect that food poisoning would happen, then stomach cramp's, then the emergency room.  But as far as anyone dying from this, I would have to say, "I never heard of someone dying of bad bird"... Dr Checko... (Nickname)
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Something along these lines\n\nTottenham have revealed initial tests by the Health Protection Agency into the suspected food poisoning outbreak are inconclusive, despite the discovery of a virus in one of the affected players. \n\n Ten Spurs players were struck down with suspected food poisoning on the morning of their final game of the season, against West Ham, after eating lasagne at the team's Canary Wharf hotel. \n\nAlthough Spurs tried to get the Premier League to delay the start of the game, the club fulfilled the fixture even though players were vomiting in the dressing room right up until kick-off. \n\nSpurs lost the match 2-1, wrecking their hopes of playing in the Champions League next season as Arsenal leapfrogged them into fourth place in the Premiership with a 4-2 win over Wigan in their final match at Highbury. \n\nThe initial report from the Health Protection Agency and Tower Hamlets Environmental Health showed one player was suffering from a virus that could be responsible for the outbreak of illness among other players. \n\nBut the report also reveals that the virus was not present in another player who was suffering from the same symptoms. \n\nSpurs are now awaiting the results of further tests before they hope to be able to pinpoint the cause of the illness which affected so many of their players.
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Food poisoning is caused by bacteria in the food, so no, it is not contagious.
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I got the answer to this question nailed dead on or as Chef Ramsey says "spot on". Just read the the first 4 paragraphs on this webpage and you will have your answer. It is about someone who had this badly. You no longer need to look any further. You will learn about dozens of foods good for this.
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It is to stop reactions with organic products when cooking food. Brass is the term used for alloys of copper and zinc in a solid solution. It is more than 50% copper and from 5 to 20% zinc, in comparison to bronze which is principally an alloy of copper and tin. The copper in the alloy reacts with organic acids in the foodstuffs that can lead to food poisoning. The tin stops that from happening.
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Do you mean what kind of illness can you get from an amoeba?  That would be amoebic dysentery.  Dysentery is an illness involving severe diarrhea that is often associated with blood in the feces. It is caused by ingestion of food containing bacteria, causing a disease in which inflammation of the intestines affect the body significantly. Amoebic dysentery is transmitted by contaminated water, and is well known as a "travelers dysentery" because of its prevalence in developing nations.  Amoebic dysentery is usually treated with a combination of drugs. These include an amoebicide to kill the parasite, an antibiotic to treat any associated bacterial infection, and a drug to combat infection of the liver and other tissues.
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Blood poison occurs when bacteria, usually the same bacteria that causes meningitis, enter the blood stream.  It is also known as septicemia.  It is a life threatening condition that requires immediate medical treatment.  Fatality rates for septicemia are around 20%.
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According to the Wikipedia, "Symptoms typically begin several hours after ingestion and depending on the agent involved, can include one or more of the following: nausea, abdominal pain, vomiting, diarrhea, fever, headache or tiredness. In most cases the body is able to permanently recover after a short period of acute discomfort and illness."\n\nDepending on the agent causing the illness, the incubation period (time it takes the illness to show symptoms) can be anywhere from 1 - 6 hours, or in some rare cases weeks, months or years.\n\nWebMd offers an interesting look at the causes of Food Poisoning and discusses the symptoms further.