Food & Water Borne Illness
- Toxins (23)
- Travelers Diarrhea (12)
AMA: Diagnosis and Management of Foodborne Illnesses
www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/3629.htmlPublication for health care professionals on the causes and treatments of foodborne illness.
American.edu: Blowfish and Trade
www.american.edu/projects/mandala/TED/BLOWFISH.HTMOutline and overview of this subject.
Ask NOAH About: Food Poisoning
www.noah-health.org/en/stomach/food/index.htmlDirectory of annotated links.
Bacteria and Foodborne Illness
digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/bacteria/index.htmDiscusses the causes, risk factors, and complications associated with foodborne illness. Reviews treatment options and prevention strategies.
Bacterial Food Poisoning
aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/extension/poison.htmlDiscusses the common bacterial agents and the symptoms and foods associated with each agent.
Bad Bug Book: Ciguatera Fish Poisoning
www.cfsan.fda.gov/~mow/chap36.htmlCaused by the consumption of subtropical and tropical marine finfish which have accumulated naturally occurring dinoflagellate toxins through their diet. Includes cause, associated fish, symptoms, and outbreaks.
Bad Bug Book: Mushroom Toxins
www.cfsan.fda.gov/~mow/chap40.htmlIncludes toxic substances and their effects, symptoms, diagnosis, descriptions of some poisonous mushrooms, and outbreaks.
Bad Bug Book: Scombrotoxin
www.cfsan.fda.gov/~mow/chap38.htmlCaused by the ingestion of foods that contain high levels of histamine. Includes cause, symptoms, associated foods, and outbreaks.
Bad Bug Book: Tetrodotoxin
www.cfsan.fda.gov/~mow/chap39.htmlPufferfish or Fugu poisoning. Includes cause, symptoms, prognosis, and outbreaks.
Bad Bug Book: Various Shellfish-Associated Toxins
www.cfsan.fda.gov/~mow/chap37.htmlCaused by consuming shellfish that have accumulated dinoflagellate toxins. Features cause, symptoms, associated foods, and outbreaks.
BioMed Central: Travelers' Diarrhea
www.biomedcentral.com/1523-3820/2/323Scientific and medical article.
CDC - Foodborne and Diarrheal Diseases Branch
www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dbmd/foodborne/index.htmFocuses on the control and prevention of bacterial foodborne and diarrheal diseases. Features news, programs, alerts, and information about individual diseases.
CDC Travelers' Health - Risks from Food and Drink
www.cdc.gov/travel/food-drink-risks.htmFactsheet covering prevention of foodborne and waterborne illness.
CDC: Ciguatera Fish Poisoning
www.cdc.gov/nceh/ciguatera/default.htmIncludes factsheet and publications.
CDC: Division of Parasitic Diseases - Cysticercosis
www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dpd/parasites/cysticercosis/default.htmFact sheets and articles on this disease caused by tapeworms.
CDC: Healthy Swimming
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.
CDC: Rotavirus
www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvrd/revb/gastro/rotavirus.htmFeatures organism information, concern about the vaccine, treatment, and prevention.
CDC: Viral Gastroenteritis
www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvrd/revb/gastro/faq.htmDiscusses viruses that can cause gastroenteritis, including rotaviruses, adenoviruses, caliciviruses, astroviruses, Norwalk virus, and a group of Noroviruses.
