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Bacteria and Foodborne Illness - Discusses the causes, risk factors, and complications associated with foodborne illness. Reviews treatment options and prevention strategies.

Food Storage, Food Spoilage, and Foodborne Illness - Publication looks at the causes of foodborne illness, such as salmonella, Staphylococcus aureus, Clostridium botulinum, and trichinosis, and ways to avoid problems.

DBMD - Foodborne Infections - FAQ discussing the causes and preventions of foodborne diseases.

Parasites and Foodborne Illness - Publication of the US Food Safety and Inspection Service that discusses several foodborne parasites.

Foodborne Illness: Ten Least Wanted Foodborne Pathogens - Discusses common causes and symptoms.

MedlinePlus: Drinking Water - Factsheets and news releases about harmful substances and organisms in water.

Children's Water Fund - Providing clean, disease-free water systems to families otherwise forced to drink disease-invested water in Africa.

Food Safety: Food Poisoning - Discusses signs, symptoms and prevention of viral, bacterial, and fungal food poisoning. From the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.

AMA: Diagnosis and Management of Foodborne Illnesses - Publication for health care professionals on the causes and treatments of foodborne illness.

BBC Health - Food Poisoning - Short discussion of the causes, prevention, and treatments.

CDC: Viral Gastroenteritis - Discusses viruses that can cause gastroenteritis, including rotaviruses, adenoviruses, caliciviruses, astroviruses, Norwalk virus, and a group of Noroviruses.

Food Poisoning Micro-Organisms - Food safety for food workers information source discussing the causes and prevention of foodborne illness.

Foodborne Illness: Prevention Strategies - Factsheet from Clemson University describes types, symptoms and preventing food borne illnesses.

The Unwelcome Dinner Guest: Preventing Food-Borne Illness - Factsheet on prevention from the FDA.

CDC: Division of Parasitic Diseases - Cysticercosis - Fact sheets and articles on this disease caused by tapeworms.

CDC Health Topic: Foodborne Illnesses - Causes, symptoms, treatments, and prevention of foodborne illnesses.

CDC - Foodborne and Diarrheal Diseases Branch - Focuses on the control and prevention of bacterial foodborne and diarrheal diseases. Features news, programs, alerts, and information about individual diseases.

Foodborne Illness--What Consumers Need to Know - Factsheet from the USDA.

Food Safety - Includes information on the prevention of foodborne illness such as proper cooking temperatures and handling of foods.

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