Explain whether each of the following examples is a food infection or intoxication?

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danielle400

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What is the probable etiological agent in each case?

a. 82 people who ate shrimp at a dinner in Port Allen, Louisiana, developed diarrhea, cramps, weakness, nausea, shills, headache, and fever from 4 hours to 2 days after eating.

b. 2 people in Vermont who ate barracuda caught in Florida developed malaise, nausea, blurred vision, breathing difficulty, and numbness 3 to 6 hours after eating.
 
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What is the probable etiological agent in each case?

a. 82 people who ate shrimp at a dinner in Port Allen, Louisiana, developed diarrhea, cramps, weakness, nausea, shills, headache, and fever from 4 hours to 2 days after eating.

b. 2 people in Vermont who ate barracuda caught in Florida developed malaise, nausea, blurred vision, breathing difficulty, and numbness 3 to 6 hours after eating.
 
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