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Foodborne diseases are the illnesses contracted from eating contaminated food or beverages.
Illnesses include foodborne intoxications and infections, which are often incorrectly referred to as
food poisoning. There are more than 250 different foodborne diseases. They
are caused by viruses, bacteria, parasites, toxins, metals, and prions. Symptoms of foodborne
illness range from mild gastroenteritis to life-threatening neurologic, hepatic,
and renal syndromes.
Botulism, Brucellosis, Campylobacter
enteritis, Escherichia coli, Hepatitis A,
Listeriosis, Salmonellosis, Shigellosis, Toxoplasmosis,
Viral gastroenteritis, Taeniasis and Trichinosis are examples of foodborne
diseases.
The following questions link to information relevant to foodborne disease.
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How are foodborne disease outbreaks evaluated and investigated?
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US Department of Agriculture (USDA) News Release No. 0449.03, (2003, December 30).
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