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A foodborne illness or food poisoning is any illness resulting from the consumption of food contaminated with pathogenic bacteria, toxins, viruses, prions or parasites. Such contamination usually arises from improper handling, preparation, or food storage. Good hygiene practices before, during, and after food preparation can reduce the chances of contracting an illness. The action of monitoring food to ensure that it will not cause foodborne illness is known as food safety.
Transmission
Some common diseases are occasionally transmitted to food through the water vector. These include infections caused by Shigella, Hepatitis A, and the parasites Giardia lamblia and Cryptosporidium parvum. Contact between food and pests, especially flies, rodents and cockroaches, are other food contamination vectors.
Foodborne illness can also be caused by the presence of pesticides or medicines in food, or by unintentionally consuming naturally toxic substances like poisonous mushrooms or reef fish.
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@XwhenpigsflyX it's disgusting. i gag. and get food poisoning. :D
ohhayamelia (Amelia Gouveia. :] ) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:07:20 -0000
@XwhenpigsflyX it's disgusting. i gag. and get food poisoning. :D
I hope everyone at the Canadian Revene Agency gets food poisoning. Especially the creeps who assessed my taxes.
Cult_of_clothes (pilif) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:06:01 -0000
I hope everyone at the Canadian Revene Agency gets food poisoning. Especially the creeps who assessed my taxes.
I feel soooooo sick. I think it's food poisoning :/
GollyItzLolly (Laurennn xD) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:04:06 -0000
I feel soooooo sick. I think it's food poisoning :/
got some sleep, horrible Treb rehearsal, might have minor food poisoning, my Facebook abbount got disabled :(
ObviouslyCC (Crista Campbell) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:02:57 -0000
got some sleep, horrible Treb rehearsal, might have minor food poisoning, my Facebook abbount got disabled :(
hella hung over! had to workk t00.ugh (tld evry1 I had food poisoning) haha
NAZZYbabi (shanazz) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:02:49 -0000
hella hung over! had to workk t00.ugh (tld evry1 I had food poisoning) haha
Bonfire & fireworks up at family friends farm! Awesome night, DESPITE the fact I've been throwing up since 5am...food poisoning.sucks!!
julianclairey (claire gascoigne.) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 22:59:15 -0000
Bonfire & fireworks up at family friends farm! Awesome night, DESPITE the fact I've been throwing up since 5am...food poisoning.sucks!!
Bad Bug Book - Staphylococcus aureus - Features foods associated with the disease, cause, symptoms, and outbreaks.
MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Staph aureus Food Poisoning - Includes symptoms, tests, treatment, and prevention.
Staphylococcal Food Poisoning: The Merck Manual - Includes cause, symptoms, treatment, and prevention.
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Staphylococcus aureus - Factsheet with cause, associated foods, prevention, and treatment.
Staphylococcus aureus: A Most Common Cause - Fact sheet about this cause of foodborn illness and steps to take to avoid it. From Ohio State University Extension.
Meta Description: [ Commonly called staph, this bacterium produces a poison/toxin that causes the illness. The most common symptoms are nausea, vomiting, abdominal cr ]
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