foodborne illnesses
Eating-caused bacterial infections
Foodborne illnesses are sicknesses caused by consuming contaminated food or beverages.
Bacteria, viruses, parasites, or toxins enter the body through what we eat or drink, causing symptoms ranging from mild stomach upset to severe dehydration or worse: The outbreak was traced to foodborne illness from undercooked chicken.
Common culprits include salmonella, E. coli, and norovirus.
- salmonellaFoodborne bacterial illness
- raw chickenUnprepared bird meat
- undercooked meatInsufficiently heated protein
- botulismBacterial food poisoning
- listeriosisBacterial illness from tainted food
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Illnesses of breathing organs
mosquito-borne illnesses · sexually transmitted infections · sexually transmitted diseases · droplet transmission · aerosol transmission
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Illness prevention through handling
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