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  2. Foodborne illness - Wikipedia

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    Foodborne illness (also known as foodborne disease and food poisoning) [1] is any illness resulting from the contamination of food by pathogenic bacteria, viruses, or parasites, [2] as well as prions (the agents of mad cow disease), and toxins such as aflatoxins in peanuts, poisonous mushrooms, and various species of beans that have not been boiled for at least 10 minutes.

  3. Got Norovirus? Doctors Say This Is Exactly What You Should Now

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    “It can cause severe short-lived symptoms, but typically resolves quickly without treatment,” says Pratima Dibba, MD, a board-certified gastroenterologist practicing in New York City.

  4. List of foodborne illness outbreaks in the United States

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    In 1999, an estimated 5,000 deaths, 325,000 hospitalizations and 76 million illnesses were caused by foodborne illnesses within the US. [1] The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention began tracking outbreaks starting in the 1970s. [2] By 2012, the figures were roughly 130,000 hospitalizations and 3,000 deaths. [3]

  5. Candidatus Phytoplasma fraxini - Wikipedia

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    Additionally, the severity of the disease symptoms caused by the Phytoplasma varies. In one study that was conducted, 12 different strains of Phytoplasma s belonging to the ash yellows group were tested and it was found that these strains varied significantly in aggressiveness and the impact they had on growth of the host.

  6. What is food poisoning? What you need to know about E. coli ...

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    With a seeming uptick in food recalls at stores and restaurants nationwide linked to foodborne illnesses, here is what you need to know to stay safe.

  7. Meat spoilage - Wikipedia

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    The spoilage of meat occurs, if the meat is untreated, in a matter of hours or days and results in the meat becoming unappetizing, poisonous, or infectious. Spoilage is caused by the practically unavoidable infection and subsequent decomposition of meat by bacteria and fungi, which are borne by the animal itself, by the people handling the meat, and by their implements.

  8. Kauri dieback - Wikipedia

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    Kauri dieback is a forest dieback disease of the native kauri trees (Agathis australis) of New Zealand that is suspected to be caused by the oomycete Phytophthora agathidicida. [1] Symptoms can include root rot and associated rot in a collar around the base of the tree, bleeding resin, yellowing and chlorosis of the leaves followed by extensive ...

  9. Discovery of disease-causing pathogens - Wikipedia

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    Pre-existing theories of disease: Before a pathogen is well-recognized, scientists may attribute the symptoms of infection to other causes, such as toxicological, psychological, or genetic causes. Once a pathogen has been associated with an illness, researchers have reported difficulty displacing these pre-existing theories.