A 39-year-old member asked:
how to get food poisoning?
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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered
24 years experience Psychiatry
Food Poisoning: Food poisoning can be caused by bacteria (E.coli, Listeria monocytogenes, Shigells, Staphylococcus Aureus, C. botulinum, Clostridium perfingens, V. cholerae, C. jenui.), viruses ((Norovirus, Rotovirus and Hepatitis A)& toxins in food Ciguatera in tropical fish that have eaten toxic plankton, Shellfish fed on toxic algae, Scromboid in poorly refrigerated dark meat fish,Puffer fish. Some mushrooms >
Answered on Dec 12, 2014
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Dr. Heidi Fowler commented
24 years experience Psychiatry
Provided original answer
such as Amanita phalloides.)
Nov 24, 2014
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