Food poisoning
FOOD POISONING : Introduction Food poisoning is an ailment which occurs when eating foods contaminated with viruses, bacteria, fungi, toxins, parasites, and chemicals. It is not a serious illness which may go in two or three days. It is not an unusual and quite uncomfortable for an individual. Contamination of a food by an infectious organism or toxins occurs at productions and processing. It can also occur even cooking at home by mishandling or incorrect cooking. Some of these toxins are naturally found in the food as well as in the environment. The onset of symptoms of food poisoning starts within a few hours of eating contaminated food includes nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. Pathophysiology Pathogenesis of food poisoning can be classified into two types as non-inflammatory and inflammatory. In non-inflammatory diarrhea, the enterotoxins act on the mucous of small intestine without invasion. This leads to a large volume of watery stool without any pus, blood & abdomi