The fundamental difference between poisoning and food infections is the cause. In the case of poisoning, the primary cause is intoxication due to food decomposition. Infections are caused by pathogenic microorganisms that provoke disorders of the digestive tract and sometimes lead to intoxication syndrome. It should be noted that unlike poisoning, human infection with microorganisms is contagious. The most common infections include Salmonellosis, caused by the bacterium Salmonella (Thurnell-Read & Monaghan, 2023). The latter is found in eggs, meat, and many other foods of protein origin. The most common symptoms are fever, diarrhea, and vomiting. In general, the symptoms are relatively mild and a person can recover on their own without treatment.
Dysentery comes from a bacterium of the genus Chinella, which is most commonly found in water. Symptoms include general intoxication, gastrointestinal lesions and dehydration. In cases of insufficient treatment, infectious-toxic shock may result. Another common infectious disease is intestinal influenza, the causative agent of which is Rotavirus (Hutton, 2020). The most typical symptoms include vomiting, nausea and fever. In the absence of adequate treatment, a person risks being diagnosed with renal failure.
Examples of food intoxications include bacterial intoxications, plant poisonings, and poisonings of unspecified etiology. The bacterial group includes pathogens such as zymogenes that cause the most typical symptoms, including halibut diarrhea, and dehydration. If this disease is left untreated, there is a risk of toxic shock. In plant intoxication, the causative agents are often poisonous fungi that cause fever (Thurnell-Read & Monaghan, 2023). Failure to treat and detoxify in a timely manner can be fatal. Finally, in poisonings of unspecified etiology often noted alimentary-paroxysmal-toxic myogloinuria, the causative agent is lake fish. Clinically manifested by attacks of acute muscle pain and cramps. If untreated, there is a risk of damage to the kidneys and central nervous system.
References
Hutton, F. (2020). Cultures of intoxication: Key issues and debates. Palgrave Macmillan.
Thurnell-Read, T., & Monaghan, M. (2023). Intoxication. Springer Nature.