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Food poisoning

Any food-borne disease, such as salmonella, which causes diarrhea, nausea, fever and abdominal cramps.

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    Any food-borne disease, such as salmonella, which causes diarrhea, nausea, fever and abdominal cramps.

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ptomainenoun(dated) Food poisoning.
gastrointestinal disordernounillness caused by poisonous or contaminated food
ptomaine poisoningnouna term for food poisoning that is no longer in scientific use; food poisoning was once thought to be caused by ingesting ptomaines
paratyphoid fevernoun(pathology) Any of a variety of acute infectious intestinal diseases resembling typhoid fever but less severe, caused by eating food contaminated with certain bacteria of the genus Salmonella.
salmonellosisnoun(pathology) Any of several diseases caused by infection with Salmonella bacteria
food-borne diseasenounSynonym of food poisoning.
salmonellanounFood poisoning, especially in humans, caused by such organisms.
campylobacterosisnoun(pathology) A gastrointestinal condition characterized by diarrhea etc., caused by eating raw or unpasteurised food contaminated with campylobacteria.
typhoidnoun(pathology) Ellipsis of typhoid fever. [(pathology) An illness caused by the bacterium serovar Salmonella Typhi. Not to be confused with typhus.]
enteropathynoun(pathology) An intestinal disorder or disease.
food-derived illnessnoun(uncommon) Synonym of food poisoning.
enteritisnoun(pathology) Inflammation of the intestines, generally the small intestine, that may lead to diarrhea.
choleranoun(pathology) Any of several acute infectious diseases of humans and domestic animals, caused by certain strains of the Vibrio cholerae bacterium through ingestion of contaminated water or food, usually marked by severe gastrointestinal symptoms such as diarrhea, abdominal cramps, nausea, vomiting, and dehydration.
typhoid fevernoun(pathology) An illness caused by the bacterium serovar Salmonella Typhi. Not to be confused with typhus.
gastroenteropathynoun(pathology) Any disease of the stomach and the intestine
sausage poisoningnoun(pathology) Synonym of allantiasis.
allantiasisnoun(pathology, archaic) Food poisoning (especially botulism) as a result of eating poorly cooked sausages.
dysenterynounDiarrhea.
campylobacteriosisnoun(pathology) An infection by the bacteria campylobacter.
sitotoxismnounFood poisoning, especially when caused by spoiled grain.

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