Poisoning Symptoms: Testing for Toxins & Food Safety

Poisoning symptoms can arise from food, cookware, or chemicals like nicotine and selenium. Testing for toxins in the blood and recognizing signs of protein poisoning or rat poison exposure are critical steps for emergency health care.

Blood Poisoning Signs & Symptoms

Published Aug,14 2017 | By Lori Newell

Blood poisoning, or sepsis, is the body's inflammatory response to a bacterial infection entering the blood stream. It occurs mostly in hospitals, in people with compromised immune systems and people with chronic and debilitating diseases that weaken the body systems.