system
Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
ELI5: Why is it "safe" to drink contaminated water that has been boiled, but "unsafe" to eat spoiled meat that has been cooked? The dead bacteria and viruses are still present in both cases.
gpt
The bacteria actually aren't present after boiling.

"Boiling is sufficient to kill pathogenic bacteria, viruses and protozoa."


Meat: " started to go bad, then yes, cooking it will kill the germs. However, some bacteria (like Staphylococcus) that cause food poisoning do so by the fact that they excrete toxins, which are not necessarily destroyed by cooking."