FOOD BORNE DISEASES

A TO Z INDEX FOR FOOD BORNE DISEASES

(Source: https://www.cdc.gov/foodsafety/diseases/index.html)

A

·         Amebiasis

·         Anisakiasis

·         Ascariasis (Intestinal roundworm infection)

·         Anthrax

·         Antibiotic resistance

B

·         Botulism (Clostridium botulinum)

·         Brainerd diarrhea

·         Brucellosis (Brucella infection)

C

·         Campylobacteriosis (Campylobacter infection)

·         Cholera (Vibrio cholerae infection)

·         Ciguatoxin (Marine toxins)

·         Cronobacter

·         Clostridium botulinum (Botulism)

·         Clostridium perfringens

·         Cryptosporidiosis (Cryptosporidium infection)

·         Cyclospora (Cyclospora infection)

·         Cysticercosis (formerly known as Isosporiasis)

D

·         Diphyllobothriasis (Diphyllobothrium infection)

E

·         E. coli

o    Diarrheagenic Escherichia coli

o    Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC)

o    Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC)

o    Escherichia coli O157:H7 and other Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC)

G

·         Giardiasis (Giardia infection)

H

·         Helicobacter pylori

·         Hepatitis A—Viral Hepatitis

I 

·         Irradiation of food

·         Intestinal roundworm infection (see Ascariasis)

·         Isosporiasis (see Cysticercosis)

L

·         Leptospirosis

·         Listeriosis (Listeria infection)

M

·         Marine toxins (Ciguatoxin)

N

·         Norovirus

R

·         Rat-bite fever

·         Raw milk

·         Rotavirus

S

·         Salmonella infection (also Salmonellosis)

o    Salmonella enteritidis

o    Salmonella typhi (Typhoid Fever)

·         Shigellosis (Shigella infection)

·         Staphylococcus food poisoning (Staphylococcus aureus)

T

·         Toxoplasmosis (Toxoplasma infection)

·         Traveler's diarrhea

·         Trichinellosis/Trichinosis (Trichinella infection)

·         Typhoid Fever (Salmonella typhi infection)

V

·         Viral gastroenteritis

·         Vibrio Illness (Vibriosis)

o    Vibrio parahaemolyticus

o    Vibrio vulnificus

o    Vibrio cholerae infection (Cholera)

Y

·         Yersinia (Yersinia enterocolitica infection)