Type of foodborne illness which occurs due to ingestion of a bacteria that produces toxins within the gut. These toxins get absorbed and produce symptoms of the illness.

eg: infant botulism due to ingestion of Clostridium botulinum spores

1. Organisms producing gas gangrene
2. Microbiology – MCQ 43 – Clostridium perfringens spores
3. Medicine – MCQ 117 – 18-year-old male with acute onset descending paralysis of 3 days duration
4. Psychiatry – MCQ 18 – Difference between hysteria and hypochondriasis