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When a woman has foodborne illness, what does it mean?
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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).
Answered 9/28/2016
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Food poisoning: Food can carry certain bacteria that can make you sick.
Answered 10/19/2012
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