Food poisoning is a foodborne disease. Ingestion of food that contains a toxin, chemical, or infectious agent (like a bacterium, virus, parasite, or prion) may cause adverse symptoms in the body. Those symptoms may be related only to the gastrointestinal tract causingvomitingordiarrheaor they ma...
Extensive examinations revealed chronic mercury poisoning (acrodynia or Feer's disease) as the underlying cause. During treatment with the chelating agent dimercaptopropanesulfonic acid (DMPS), mercury concentrations in blood and urine as well as the boy's clinical condition normali...
Food Poisoning Risk Factors Anyone who eats contaminated food can get ill from food poisoning. But just how sick you get depends on what the infection is, how much of it you’re exposed to, your age, and your health. Certain groups of people have a greater chance of getting seriously sic...
Low blood sugar or liver toxicity can be fatal in any dog, so quick emergency care is important. Sugar-free gum is one common reason people call poison control centers about xylitol poisoning in their dog, so be sure to keep this away from your pet. If you have concerns about how to ...
Laboratory testson your blood, pee, and cerebrospinal fluid. These tests can help rule out heavy metal toxicity, poisoning, and infections that may be causing your symptoms. Brain activity testingwith an electroencephalogram (EEG) to help rule out conditions like epilepsy. ...
In many cases, double vision may subside with the treatment of the underlying disease. Double vision produced by a poor blood supply to the nerves in diabetes will often resolve over time as the blood sugar is brought under better control. If eye muscle movements are restricted due to scarrin...
The more severe form of the illness occurs when the bacteria infects parts of the body that are typically sterile, such as the blood, brain, liver, and cerebral spinal fluid. The presence of the bacteria in these areas triggers the aforementioned immune response and can lead to those more ...
S.Typhi andS.Paratyphi are capable of causing systemic illness if they invade the bloodstream (termed “bacteremia”). “Septicemia” or “sepsis” (bloodstream infection or “blood poisoning”) occurs if the bacteria multiply in the blood and cause the immune system to respond by activating infl...
Loss of skin elasticity (washerwoman hands sign; see figure 2) Dry mucous membranes (dry mouth) Low blood pressure Thirst Muscle cramps(leg cramps, for example) Restlessness or irritability (especially in children) Unusual sleepiness ortiredness ...
The diagnosis is confirmed by abnormal spinal fluid results and, in the case of an infection, by identifying the organism causing the infection. In patients with meningitis, the CSF fluid often has a low glucose (sugar) level and an increased white blood cell count. In addition, the fluid ...