According the the Centers for Disease control and Prevention there are approximately 250 known foodborne illnesses in man and this range of known pathogens is ever growing as our detection techniques improve. Chances are that at some point in time each and every person will be afflicted with a food-borne illness. This page will attempt to cover a wide range of food related illnesses that afflict man.
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For additional information on foodborne illnesses we recommend the sites below
CDC- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
other resourcs on the web
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Poison Control centers - comprehensive listing of listing of poison control centers near you.
- Guide to Poisonous and Toxic Plants - US ARMY Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine
- Poisonous plants - Maryland Poison center
- More poisonous plant links - http://medherb.com/POISON.HTM
ILLNESSES
botulism
chronic diarrhea
cholera
dysentery
enterobiasis-pinworm
ergotism
hepatitis
intestinal roundworm
mushroom poisoning
salmonellosis
trichinosis
ulcer
tapeworm
BACTERIA
FUNGI
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Campylobacter jejuni
Clostridium
botulinum
Cryptosporidium
E.Coli 0157:H7
Helicobacter
pylori
Listeria monocytogenes
Salmonella
Staphylococcus
Vibrio cholera
hepatitis A virus
hepatitis E virus
Norwalk virus
shellfish related.
Other PARASITES
ascariasis
"Mad Cow's Disease" aka bovine spongiform
encephalitis
cyclospora
enterobiasis
trichinosis
aflatoxin
avidin
glycyrrhizic acid
goitrogens
safrole
mushroom
toxins
thiaminase
solanine
staphylococcal
tetrodotoxin
dioxin
lead
mercury
PCB's
urethane
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