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Infectious Disease Information: Food-Related Diseases

Symptoms, Diagnosis and Treatment, Specific Diseases

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Common symptoms Go to top of page

What happens in the body after the microbes that produce illness are swallowed?
Common symptoms and disease courses. Part of the Foodborne Infections: General Information fact sheet

Causes and Symptoms: Organisms That Can Bug You
Chart. Print it and keep it in your First Aid kit. From Fight Bac! TM Keep Food Safe from Bacteria. This site is outside of CDC*

Diagnosis and treatment Go to top of page

How Are Foodborne Diseases Diagnosed?
Short facts. Part of the Foodborne Infections: General Information fact sheet

How Are Foodborne Diseases Treated?
Short facts. Part of the Foodborne Infections: General Information fact sheet

When Should I Consult My Doctor About a Diarrheal Illness?
Short facts. Part of the Foodborne Infections: General Information fact sheet

Reporting Foodborne Illness
If you suspect you or others became ill from eating the same food, do report it. Often calls from concerned citizens are how outbreaks are first detected

Specific foodborne diseases and disease agents Go to top of page

Note: Over 250 organisms are known to cause foodborne illnesses. However, many different� organisms cause similar symptoms, especially diarrhea, abdominal cramps, and nausea.� There is so much overlap that it is rarely possible to say which microbe is likely to be causing a given illness unless laboratory tests are done to identify the microbe, or unless the illness is part of a recognized outbreak.

Causes and Symptoms: Organisms That Can Bug You
Chart of diseases, the organisms that cause them, where the organisms are found, and symptoms.� Print this out and keep it in your First Aid kit. From Fight Bac! TM Keep Food Safe from Bacteria. This site is outside of CDC*

Foodborne Illness: Ten Least Wanted Foodborne Pathogens
Illustrated list of the most common germs that cause foodborne illnesses. From Fight Bac! TM Keep Food Safe from Bacteria. This site is outside of CDC*

The Bad Bug Book
This handbook provides basic facts regarding foodborne pathogenic microorganisms and natural toxins. It brings together in one place information from the Food and Drug Administration, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the USDA Food Safety Inspection Service, and the National Institutes of Health. This site is outside of CDC*

Food Safety Initiative: Foodborne Diseases, Pathogens, and Toxins
List of foodborne diseases, pathogens and toxins, with links to fact sheets on each one

Foodborne Diseases: Specific Bacterial and Mycotic Illnesses
List of links to foodborne diseases caused by infections with bacteria or fungi

Foodborne Diseases: Selected Specific Viral and Other Illnesses
List of links to foodborne diseases caused by infections with viruses and other agents

Parasitic Pathways: Food
Complete list of disease-causing parasites that can be spread to people through food

Shellfish: Selected Foodborne Illnesses Associated with
List of links

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item Common symptoms
item Diagnosis and treatment
item Specific foodborne diseases and disease agents
Topic Sections
item Food-Related Diseases home
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item Avoiding food-related illnesses
item Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment, Diseases
item Hoaxes, Technical and Program Information

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