Foodborne illness

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor-In-Chief: Cafer Zorkun, M.D., Ph.D. [2]

Synonyms and keywords: Food poisoning

Overview[edit | edit source]

Historical Perspective[edit | edit source]

Classification[edit | edit source]

Pathophysiology[edit | edit source]

Causes[edit | edit source]

Differentiating Foodborne Illness from other Diseases[edit | edit source]

Epidemiology and Demographics[edit | edit source]

Risk Factors[edit | edit source]

Natural History, Complications and Prognosis[edit | edit source]

Diagnosis[edit | edit source]

History and Symptoms | Physical Examination | Laboratory Findings | Other Diagnostic Studies

Treatment[edit | edit source]

Medical Therapy | Primary Prevention | Secondary Prevention | Cost-Effectiveness of Therapy | Future or Investigational Therapies

Case Studies[edit | edit source]

Case #1

Related Chapters[edit | edit source]

• 2006 North American E. coli outbreak
• Attack rate
• United States Disease Control and Prevention
• Food allergy
• Food hygiene
• Food quality
• Food safety
• Food Testing Strips
• Gastroenteritis
• Juice
• List of infectious diseases
• List of foodborne illness outbreaks
• Mycotoxicology
• Minamata disease
• Risk assessment

External Links[edit | edit source]

• Surveillance for Foodborne-Disease Outbreaks --- United States, 1998--2002
• UK Health protection Agency
• US PulseNet
• The World Health Organization
• The United States FDA

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