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Foodborne Diseases

Acute illnesses, usually affecting the GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT, brought on by consuming contaminated food or beverages. Most of these diseases are infectious, caused by a variety of bacteria, viruses, or parasites that can be foodborne. Sometimes the diseases are caused by harmful toxins from the microbes or other chemicals present in the food. Especially in the latter case, the condition is often called food poisoning.

Year introduced: 2010 (1963)

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Tree Number(s): C25.723.415

MeSH Unique ID: D005517

Entry Terms:

  • Disease, Foodborne
  • Foodborne Illnesses
  • Food-borne Diseases
  • Disease, Food-borne
  • Food borne Diseases
  • Food-borne Illnesses
  • Food borne Illnesses
  • Food-borne Disease
  • Food borne Disease
  • Food-borne Illness
  • Food borne Illness
  • Illness, Food-borne
  • Foodborne Illness
  • Illnesses, Foodborne
  • Illness, Foodborne
  • Foodborne Disease
  • Food Poisoning
  • Poisoning, Food
  • Food Poisonings

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