食中毒
Meanings
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General medical and everyday term for illness caused by contaminated food.
Please be careful about food poisoning in the summer.
I got food poisoning from raw chicken.
Usage patterns
- 食中毒にかかるto come down with food poisoning
I got food poisoning from eating raw fish.
- 食中毒を起こすto cause/trigger food poisoning
The spoiled boxed lunch caused food poisoning.
- 〈物〉で食中毒になるto get food poisoning from (something eaten)
More people are getting food poisoning from oysters.
- 食中毒を防ぐto prevent food poisoning
In summer, we store ingredients in the fridge to prevent food poisoning.