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A member asked:
Is swine flu related to food poisoning?
4 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
No: Diferent symptoms, different set of germs, different mechanism of disease, different means of infection. Swine flu has fever, cough, profound fatigue, transmitted by droplet/respiratory, i.e. Cough, or exposure to virus on surfaces like doorknobs. Food poisoning/gastroenteritis can be viral, bacterial. Usually requires ingestion, but surface exposure can do it too. Wash hands, use purell type.
Answered 11/21/2012
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No: Swine flu is a respiratory virus...A type of influenza. Food poisoning is typically caused by bacteria or bacterial toxins in food. It results in nausea and diarrhea, but not respiratory symptoms.
Answered 10/21/2013
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