Foodborne Illnesses

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Parasite found in fish and raw seafood causing *tingling in throat, abdominal pain, and vomiting

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Anisakiasis

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This bacterium causes diarrhea and vomiting. Common foods include *cooked rice, pasta, soups, sauces, and ready to eat foods.

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Bacillus cereus

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This bacteria causes "Fried Rice Syndrome".

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Bacillus cereus

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Characterized by diarrhea, fever, and vomitting. This illness is linked to raw and undercooked *poultry, unpasteurized milk, and contaminated water. Most prevalent in *summer.

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Campylobacteriosis - Campylobacter jejuni

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Bacterium found in improperly canned foods causing blurred vision, muscle weakness, vomiting, and diarrhea

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Botulism - Clostridium botulinum

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Found in cooked meat/poultry and *reheated foods, this bacterium causes severe abdominal pain, diarrhea and vomiting

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Clostridium perfringens (also known as "cafeteria bug")

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Parasite found in uncooked food or food contaminated after cooking or contaminated drinking water, this parasite causes stomach cramps and a slight fever.

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Cryptosporidium (Intestinal cryptosporidiosis)

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Characterized by watery diarrhea and abdominal cramps. Can be found in food or water contaminated with human feces

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Escherichia coli (E. coli infection)

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Bloody diarrhea, vomiting, may lead to hemolytic uremic syndrome. Caused by eating undercooked beef, unpasteurized milk and juice, raw fruits and veggies, and water contaminated with feces

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Hemorrhagic colitis

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This parasite is found in contaminated water, ice, and salads. Causes fatigue, cramps, weight loss

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Giardia lamblia (Giardiasis)

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Virus causing *jaundice, fever, and nausea. Found in raw produce, contaminated drinking water, and shellfish from contaminated water

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Hepatitis A

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Found in unpasteurized milk, *soft cheeses, and ready to eat deli, this bacterium causes fever, and muscle aches. *Pregnant women should avoid these foods

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Listeria monocytogenes (Listeriosis)

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This virus causes diarrhea in adults and vomiting in children. Found in contaminated water, raw produce, and poor food handling.

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Norovirus

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Virus found in water, ice, and some hor d'oeuvres.

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Rotavirus

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Found in *eggs, poultry, meat, unpasteurized milk & cheese, and contaminated raw fruits/veg

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Salmonella (Salmonellosis)

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Mainly found in *salads (chicken tuna, shrimp, potato); also raw produce, contaminated drinking water, shellfish from contaminated waters. Stools may contain *blood and *mucus

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Shigella (Shigellosis)

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Found in improperly refrigerated meats, *deli meats, potato and egg salads, cream pastries, poultry, milk products, *foods high in sugar or salt.

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Staphylococcus aureus

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Found in raw milk and *deviled eggs, this bacterium causes fever, *tonsilitis, *scarlet fever, *rheumatic fever

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S. pyrogenes infection (streptococcus pyrogenes)

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Found in raw or undercooked pork or game meats.

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Trichinella spiralis (trichinosis)

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Found in undercooked or raw seafood and contaminated water. This bacterium causes *watery diarrhea and abdominal cramps

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Vibrio parahaemolyticus

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Found in undercooked or raw seafood (especially *oysters). Causes fever, bleeding within skin, *ulcers

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Vibrio vulnificus

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Poisoning caused by consuming mussels infected with the dinoflagellate Nitschia, containing the toxin domoic acid

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Amnesic shellfish poisoning

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A deadly condition thought to be transmitted by a protein termed a prion; "mad cow disease"

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Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE)

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Toxins produced by the dinoflagellate Ptychodiscus, responsible for neurotoxic shellfish poisoning

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Brevitoxins

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Disease condition characterized by hallucinations and convulsive seizures due to a mycotoxin produced by the genus Claviceps

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Convulsive ergotism

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Term for the direct ingestion of feces, which are often infected with parasite eggs

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Coprophagy

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The host in which a parasite actually reproduces to multiply in number

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Definitive host

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Poisoning from consumption of clams containing toxin produced by the dinoflagellates Dinophysis and Prorocentrum

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Diarrhetic Shellfish Poisoning

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Toxin produced by the dinoflagellate Nitschia, responsible for amnesic shellfish poisoning

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Domoic acid

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foodborne illness due to ingestion of food contaminated with large numbers of microorganisms that colonize the intestine and damage the intestinal lining

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Infection

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a foodborne illness due to the ingestion of food contaminated with microorganisms that have produced toxins in the food

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Intoxication

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a foodborne illness due to the ingestion of bacteria that produce toxins once inside the small intestine

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Intoxification

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toxic substances produced by molds

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Mycotoxins

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poisoning from consumption of oysters and clams containing toxin produced by the dinoflagellate Ptychodiscus

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Neurotoxic shellfish poisoning

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poisoning caused by consumption of mussels, clams, and oysters containing toxin produced by the dinoflagellate Gonyaulax

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Paralytic shellfish poisoning

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toxin produced by the dinoflagellate Dinophysis fortit, causing diarrhetic shellfish poisoning

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Okadaic acid