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What is ptomaine poisoning?
"Ptomaine Poisoning" was a misconstrued, vague, and inaccurate term used before the actual causes of food poisoning were known. "Ptomaine poisoning" was a general term for illness believed to be caused by the presence of alkaloids in decomposing animal and vegetable matter. Most actual illnesses were likely bacterial infections from consuming contaminated food, rather than any resultant decay compounds.
Ptomaine which is Greek for corpse used to be a common word for what potentially deadly ailment?
Food Poisoning
What are different types of poisoning?
botulism, bromism, digitalism, ergotism, fluorosis, hydrargyria, iodism, lead poisoning, listeriosis, mercurialism, phosphorism, plumbism, ptomaine poisoning, salmonella, saturnism, strychninism
Can you use the word ptomaine in a sentence?
The food contained ptomaine which harbored poison-producing bacteria
What pathogens cause food poisoning?
Bacteria and viruses are the most common causes of food poisoning. Parasites, mold, toxins, contaminants and allergens are also causes of food poisoning.
What microorganism causes food poisoning?
Strains of E.Coli can cause food poisoning.
What causes Mercury poisoning?
Mercury.
Which poisoning has yellow fatty liver?
Phosphorus poisoning causes yellow fatty liver.
Which causes food poisoning?
clostridium botulinum.
What does food poisoning do to people?
Food poisoning causes stomach aches, vomiting, sweating, and "shakes."
What has the author Edwin Oakes Jordan written?
Edwin Oakes Jordan has written: 'The newer knowledge of bacteriology and immunology' -- subject(s): Accessible book, Bacteriology, Immunity, Immunology 'The habits and development of the newt' -- subject(s): Newts 'Textbook of bacteriology' -- subject(s): Bacteriology 'Food poisoning and food-borne infection' -- subject(s): Food poisoning, Pathogenic microorganisms, Ptomaine poisoning
Is salmonella and food poisoning synonymous?
Salmonella causes food poisoning, but it isn't the only cause. They are not synonymous.
