Question 1

can you die from foodborne illness?

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Usually not: Most foodborne illness causes intestinal uproar with acute diarrhea and sometimes practically living in the bathroom until the offending agents pass.  A few can cause systemic illness such as salmonella and e coli most of which are treatable but a few if neglected can lead to kidney failure or other serious problems.   Hepatitis is also transmissible with food and is serious.

Question 2

what is the biggest cause of foodborne illness?

Accepted Answer

Salmonella: Nontyphoidal Salmonellosis is the leading cause of food borne disease in the United States.

Question 3

in us what is the most common foodborne illness?

Accepted Answer

E coli: The most common contaminants of foods usually comes from e. Coli. Most of the outbreaks have come in areas where the water has been contaminated by cattle. This has happened in this country as well as in mexico. Good cleaning of your food will help but we need better preventative measures for our food sources.

Question 4

what symptoms make you think of foodborne illness?

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GI signs: Usually it is an illness with diarrhea, vomitting but also includes things like hepatitis as well.

Question 5

the biggest cause of foodborne illness is what bug?

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Foodborne illnesses: Each locale has its own "biggest cause of foodborne illness." outbreaks may involve bacteria (salmonella, shigella, c.Perfringens, c.Botulinum, b.Cereus, v.Parahaemolyticus, campylobacter, staph aureus), virus (norwalk, hepatitis a), chemical (ciguatoxin, scobrotoxin, mushrooms, heavy metals), water contamination (giardia, s.Typhi), others. Watch out for "traveller's diarrhea" (especially etec).

Question 6

when a woman has foodborne illness, what does it mean?

Accepted Answer

Food borne illnesses: Food borne illness is when you eat food that makes you sick. Outbreaks may involve bacteria (salmonella, shigella, c.Perfringens, c.Botulinum, b.Cereus, v.Parahaemolyticus, campylobacter, staph aureus), virus (norwalk, hepatitis a), chemical (ciguatoxin, scobrotoxin, mushrooms, heavy metals), water contamination (giardia, s.Typhi), others. Watch out for "traveller's diarrhea" (especially etec).

Question 7

how does treating foodborne illness mess up your body?

Accepted Answer

Foodborne illness: You can wait it out with no treatment as it's self-limited. If you take an antibiotic, you are exposed to potential side effects. Allergy, vaginitis in women, nausea are common side effects. Pepto-bismal is often used with very few side effects.

Question 8

what could consumers do to protect themselves from foodborne illness?

Accepted Answer

CDC website: There's lots of good information on the cdc website (www.Cdc.Gov) under "food safety" (f tab).

Question 9

what can consumers do to protect their familes from foodborne illness?

Accepted Answer

Wash, cook: All fresh fruits and vegs eaten raw should be washed thoroughly. Person preparing food should wash hands and use clean knife and cutting board. Meat should be properly stored, raw meats should be prepared by heating to the advised temperature. Eggs should not be consumed raw.

Question 10

the incidence of foodborne illness is rising because of all the foreign imports, right?

Accepted Answer

Not necessarily: Food borne illnesses are just as likely associated with home grown foods as imported ones.

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