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I want to know what is the difference between stomach flu and food poisoning?

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Stomach flu is one: Type of food poisoning. There are multiple causes of food poisoning and each has different manifestations. Please see this site for more info. http://www.webmd.com/food-recipes/food-poisoning/food-poisoning.

Answered 1/5/2019

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