Staphylococcal enterotoxin B (SEB) is a poison affecting the intestines and produced by the bactrium Staphylococcus aureus (Staph A). Infection can come from food or water intake or inhaling an aerosol.
Symptoms may include:
- severe diarrhea
- nausea and/or vomiting
- intestinal cramping & muscle aches
- fever/chills
- headache
- incubation time: ingestion = 4-10hrs; inhalation = 3-12hrs