A few hours after a dinner party, most of the people who attended begin to suffer nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. The food at the meal is suspected as the source, although no unusual microbes are cultured from samples of the food or from stool samples

These observations suggest they may be suffering from food (infection/intoxication).

What will be an ideal response?


intoxication

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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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