Food Poisoning (Toxicoinfections)
What is the difference between non-infectious food poisoning and toxicoinfection?
Non-infectious is caused by chemicals/toxic substances, while toxicoinfection is caused by microorganisms and their toxins.
What are the two main factors that cause symptoms in food toxicoinfections?
Ingested microorganisms + their toxins.
Why are spoiled or improperly stored foods dangerous?
They allow growth of opportunistic and pathogenic bacteria.
Name four important bacterial causes of food poisoning.
Salmonella, Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, Clostridium perfringens.
Why are food toxicoinfections sometimes similar to infectious diseases?
Because they cause systemic intoxication symptoms due to toxins