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Originally Posted by iadom
Rumoured on 5Live this morning that it may not be food poisoning but a virus.
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possibly misleading, as one of the most common causes of food poisoning is a virus
http://www.nnuh.nhs.uk/viewLeaflet.asp?ID=71
basically there are two main kinds of 'food poisoning', one is caused by being infected with bacteria or viruses, which multiply in the body & cause the symptoms, the other is caused by eating food in which bacteria have already been growing & excreted toxins. The main difference is that the first type can take a while to 'incubate', while the second is likely to have a more rapid effect.