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CDC - Foodborne and Diarrheal Diseases Branch - http://www.cdc.gov/foodborne/
Focuses on the control and prevention of bacterial foodborne and diarrheal diseases. Features news, programs, alerts, and information about individual diseases. |
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CDC: Healthy Swimming - http://www.cdc.gov/healthyswimming/
Recommendations for healthy swimming behaviors needed to protect people from recreational water illnesses (RWIs) and will help stop germs from getting in the pool in the first place. |
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AMA: Diagnosis and Management of Foodborne Illnesses - http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/3629.html
Publication for health care professionals on the causes and treatments of foodborne illness. |
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Vibrio vulnificus - http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dbmd/diseaseinfo/vibriovulnificus_g.htm
Can cause disease in those who eat contaminated seafood or have an open wound that is exposed to seawater. Features symptoms, diagnosis, prognosis, prevention, and treatment. |
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DBMD - Brainerd Diarrhea - http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dbmd/diseaseinfo/brainerddiarrhea_g.htm
No cause for this illness has been found yet. Includes source of infection, symptoms, prevention, and outbreaks. |
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CDC Health Topic: Foodborne Illnesses - http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/diseases/food/
Causes, symptoms, treatments, and prevention of foodborne illnesses. |
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Food Safety and Foodborne Illness - http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs237/en/
Factsheet from the World Health Organization. |
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Foodborne Diseases - http://www.niaid.nih.gov/publications/foodborne.htm
Factsheets from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. |
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WHO: Water-related Disease - http://www.who.int/water_sanitation_health/diseases/en/
Includes factsheets and issues. |
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The Bad Bug Book - http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~mow/intro.html
This handbook provides basic facts regarding foodborne pathogenic microorganisms and natural toxins. Each chapter focuses on either one bacteria, virus, parasite, or natural toxin, providing basic facts. |
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Bacteria and Foodborne Illness - http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/bacteria/
Discusses the causes, risk factors, and complications associated with foodborne illness. Reviews treatment options and prevention strategies. |
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Texas Department of Health: Foodborne Illness - http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/idcu/health/foodborne_illness/
Fact sheets on several waterborne and foodborne illnesses. |
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MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Food Poisoning - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001652.htm
Includes symptoms, causes, prevention, complications, tests, and treatment. |
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eMedicine Health - Food Poisoning - http://www.emedicinehealth.com/articles/17289-1.asp
Articles on the causes, symptoms, treatment, and prevention of several foodborne illneses. |
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Foodborne Illness - http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/TOPIC_Foodborne_Illness
Directory of factsheets on the most common causes of food poisoning. |
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Foodlink: Food Poisoning - http://www.foodlink.org.uk/factfile.asp?file=1
Provides information on the causes of food poisoning. |
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Vibrio parahaemolyticus - http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dbmd/diseaseinfo/vibrioparahaemolyticus_g.htm
Includes cause, associated foods, symptoms, treatment, and prevention of this illness associated with contaminated seafood. |
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eMedicine - Food Poisoning - http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic807.htm
Article by Senthil Nachimuthu, MD. |
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BBC Health - Food Poisoning - http://www.bbc.co.uk/health/conditions/foodpoisoning1.shtml
Short discussion of the causes, prevention, and treatments. |
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eMedicine - Vibrio Infections - http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic2375.htm
Article by Hoi Ho, MD. |
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Safefood Bug Bible - http://www.safefood.net.au/AudienceHierarchy/TheBugBible/Default.htm
Series of factsheets covering the common causes of food poisoning. |
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Foodborne Pathogens: Iowa State University Extension - http://www.extension.iastate.edu/foodsafety/pathogens/index.cfm?parent=37
Includes causes of illness, incubation period, symptoms, possible contaminants, and steps for prevention. |
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Foodborne Illness: Prevention Strategies - http://hgic.clemson.edu/factsheets/HGIC3620.htm
Factsheet from Clemson University describes types, symptoms and preventing food borne illnesses. |
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Food Storage, Food Spoilage, and Foodborne Illness - http://www.ag.uiuc.edu/~vista/abstracts/aFOODSTOR.html
Publication looks at the causes of foodborne illness, such as salmonella, Staphylococcus aureus, Clostridium botulinum, and trichinosis, and ways to avoid problems. |
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Ask NOAH About: Food Poisoning - http://www.noah-health.org/en/stomach/food/
Directory of annotated links. |
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Children's Water Fund - http://www.childrenswaterfund.org/
Providing clean, disease-free water systems to families otherwise forced to drink disease-invested water in Africa. |
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Food Poisoning Micro-Organisms - http://www.ccc.govt.nz/Health/foods3.asp
Food safety for food workers information source discussing the causes and prevention of foodborne illness. |
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Clemson Extension: Foodborne Illnesses: Viruses - http://hgic.clemson.edu/factsheets/HGIC3720.htm
Factsheet showing causes, symptoms and treatment of viral infections. |
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Food Microbe - http://www.foodmicrobe.com/
Providing academic research services to the food industry relating to hygiene, poisoning, and spoilage. |
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Safe Water for International Travelers - http://www.safewateronline.com
Find details on waterborne diseases, drinking water ratings, health risks of swimming pools or spas, and quality standards. Includes a search, by country. |
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Food Poisoning - http://www.calpoison.org/public/food.html
Information on food poisoning, from the California Poison Control System. |
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The Unwelcome Dinner Guest: Preventing Food-Borne Illness - http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/fdunwelc.html
Factsheet on prevention from the FDA. |
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CDC: Viral Gastroenteritis - http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvrd/revb/gastro/faq.htm
Discusses viruses that can cause gastroenteritis, including rotaviruses, adenoviruses, caliciviruses, astroviruses, Norwalk virus, and a group of Noroviruses. |
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Seafood-Related Illnesses - http://vm.cfsan.fda.gov/~mow/sea-ill.html
Collection of factsheets on various causes of seafood borne illnesses. |
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Foodborne Illness Education Information Center - http://www.nal.usda.gov/foodsafety/
Information and discussion of the issues, training materials, discussion groups, and links. |