Food Poisoning and Foodborne Illness
- An explanation of foodborne illness or food poisoning. What it is, where it comes from, and how to avoid it. NSW Food Authority (government) information for consumers and schools.
- http://www.foodauthority.nsw.gov.au/consumer/c-foodborne-illness.asp
Safefood Bug Bible
- Series of factsheets covering the common causes of food poisoning.
- http://www.safefood.net.au/AudienceHierarchy/TheBugBible/Default.htm
Foodborne Diseases
- Factsheets from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.
- http://www.niaid.nih.gov/publications/foodborne.htm
Safe Water for International Travelers
- Find details on waterborne diseases, drinking water ratings, health risks of swimming pools or spas, and quality standards. Contains a search, by country.
- http://www.safewateronline.com
Waterborne Illness
- Factsheets on causes, symptoms, treatment, and prevention.
- http://www.fpnotebook.com/GI25.htm
Food Safety Research Information Office
- Directory of resources covering several diseases and toxins that can cause foodborn illness.
- http://fsrio.nal.usda.gov/
WHO: Foodborne Diseases
- Directory of links and news.
- http://www.who.int/topics/foodborne_diseases/en/
Food Poisoning
- Comprehensive information on food poisoning, from the California Poison Control System.
- http://www.calpoison.org/public/food.html
Food Microbe
- Providing academic research services to the food industry relating to hygiene, poisoning, and spoilage.
- http://www.foodmicrobe.com/
How to Stop Food-Borne Illness Before it Starts
- Provided by HealthLink. Information on food-borne diarrheal disease and safe food handling practices in the home.
- http://healthlink.mcw.edu/article/1008283853.html
CDC - Foodborne and Diarrheal Diseases Branch
- Focuses on the control and prevention of bacterial foodborne and diarrheal diseases. Features news, programs, alerts, and information about individual diseases.
- http://www.cdc.gov/foodborne/
BBC Health - Food Poisoning
- Short discussion of the causes, prevention, and treatments.
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/health/conditions/foodpoisoning1.shtml
CDC Health Topic: Foodborne Illnesses
- Causes, symptoms, treatments, and prevention of foodborne illnesses.
- http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/diseases/food/
Food Safety: Food Poisoning
- Discusses signs, symptoms and prevention of viral, bacterial, and fungal food poisoning. From the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.
- http://www.vdacs.virginia.gov/foodsafety/poisoning.html
Safe Tables Our Priority (STOP)
- Organization which works to promote food safety and prevent food borne illness. Supports foodborne illness victims, educates consumers about unsafe food conditions, and works with government on food safety issues.
- http://www.safetables.org/
eMedicine Health - Food Poisoning
- Articles on the causes, symptoms, treatment, and prevention of several foodborne illneses.
- http://www.emedicinehealth.com/articles/17289-1.asp
Parasites and Foodborne Illness
- Publication of the US Food Safety and Inspection Service that discusses several foodborne parasites.
- http://www.fsis.usda.gov/OA/pubs/parasite.htm
Foodborne Illness
- Directory of factsheets on the most common causes of food poisoning.
- http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/TOPIC_Foodborne_Illness
WHO: Water-related Disease
- Includes factsheets and issues.
- http://www.who.int/water_sanitation_health/diseases/en/
MedlinePlus: Drinking Water
- Factsheets and news releases about harmful substances and organisms in water.
- http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/drinkingwater.html
Children's Water Fund
- Providing clean, disease-free water systems to families otherwise forced to drink disease-invested water in Africa.
- http://www.childrenswaterfund.org/
DBMD - Brainerd Diarrhea
- No cause for this illness has been found yet. Includes source of infection, symptoms, prevention, and outbreaks.
- http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dbmd/diseaseinfo/brainerddiarrhea_g.htm
Marler Clark
- Law firm site with news and information about foodborne illnesses.
- http://www.foodborneillness.com/
Foodlink: Food Poisoning
- Provides information on the causes of food poisoning.
- http://www.foodlink.org.uk/factfile.asp?file=1
Vibrio parahaemolyticus
- Includes cause, associated foods, symptoms, treatment, and prevention of this illness associated with contaminated seafood.
- http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dbmd/diseaseinfo/vibrioparahaemolyticus_g.htm
CDC: Rotavirus
- Features organism information, concern about the vaccine, treatment, and prevention.
- http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvrd/revb/gastro/rotavirus.htm
CDC: Viral Gastroenteritis
- Discusses viruses that can cause gastroenteritis, including rotaviruses, adenoviruses, caliciviruses, astroviruses, Norwalk virus, and a group of Noroviruses.
- http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvrd/revb/gastro/faq.htm