Food infections:are those diseases in which the bacteria present in food at the time of eating grow in the host and cause the disease
Food Intoxication:are those diseases in which bacteria grow in a food producing a substance therein which is toxic to humans and other warm-blooded animals.
Microbial intoxications from bacteria (Staphylococcal intoxication
by Staphylococcus aureus and botulism by Clostridium botulinum
Intoxication: Ingestion of active toxins produced by microorganisms in FOODS, can be harmful even though the microorganisms have been killed or inactivated.
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