The area of the body between the pelvis and the chest. It contains internal organs such as the stomach, liver and intestines.

A medical term used to describe a symptom or an illness which develops rapidly and requires urgent attention. This is short term as opposed to chronic

A type of antibody which is designed to destroy toxins released by bacteria and viruses.

A unicellular micro-organism which exists either on its own or within another organism. Pathogenic

A rare but serious form of food poisoning caused by the nerve toxin botulinum. This toxin is produced by the clostridium botulinum

This pathogenic

This is used to refer to an illness which has a long duration, e.g. it lasts for 3 months or longer. This differs from an acute illness which is short and brief.

A pathogenic

A condition causes by excess fluid loss from the body which leads to an imbalance of vital minerals, e.g. sodium. This is a complication of food poisoning which occurs if too much fluid is lost as a r [..]

A medical condition where the body is unable to produce sufficient amounts of insulin or in some cases does not produce any insulin at all. There are two forms of diabetes –type 1 and type 2.