Erin C. is a 27-year-old professional woman who describes a recent bout of "the 24-hour flu" she experienced after eating out with friends over the weekend. She reports feeling an upset stomach at work on Monday with an increase in symptoms that developed into severe abdominal cramps, nausea, vomiting, and some bloody diarrhea, continuing into the evening. She called her doctor the next morning and reported what she had eaten the day before she developed symptoms: Two glasses of wine, broiled rare steak with mushroom sauce, a baked potato with sour cream and butter, and an assorted greens salad with oil and vinegar dressing from the salad bar where she was dining with friends. Earlier on that same day, she had eaten leftovers from her refrigerator-a small pork chop, spinach salad, and a glass of milk from a local organic dairy farm. 1. What type of illness is Erin likely experiencing?
a. mercury poisoning
b. foodborne illness
c. morning sickness
d. side effects from GMO food products
e. the flu