FOOD POISONING

Category B Biological Agents

Category “B” Biological Agentsare the second highest priority biological agents that have lesser public alertness than agents in Category “A”. They are moderately easy to disseminate. Biological agents of concern for water and food safety are included in Category “B”. Agents in Category “B” cause less morbidity and mortality, and they are mostly implicated in […]

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Bioterrorism,

FOOD POISONING

Food poisoning/food infection is defined as the microbial infection or disease that is caused by the ingestion of food/food products that contains pathogenic microorganisms. It is an acute or chronic gastroenteritis that is caused by the consumption/ingestion of foods contaminated with pathogenic microorganisms including bacteria, fungi, viruses and even microbial toxins. Food poisoning can also

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Food Microbiology,