Food and Water Borne Websites

Discusses the causes, risk factors, and complications associated with foodborne illness. Reviews treatment options and prevention strategies.

Project consists of active surveillance for foodborne diseases and related epidemiologic studies designed to help public health officials better understand the epidemiology of foodborne diseases in the United States.

Includes surveillance statistics, outbreaks in the state, symptoms, causes, and prevention.

Information from the Environmental Protection Agency on maintaining a safe water supply.

Law firm site with news and information about foodborne illnesses.

Directory of factsheets on the most common causes of food poisoning.

Providing academic research services to the food industry relating to hygiene, poisoning, and spoilage.

Directory of links and news.

Directory of resources covering several diseases and toxins that can cause foodborn illness.

Factsheet from Clemson University describes types, symptoms and preventing food borne illnesses.

Factsheet showing causes, symptoms and treatment of viral infections.

Features organism information, concern about the vaccine, treatment, and prevention.

Directory of links dealing with foodborne illness.

Provides information on poisoning and details of causes, symptoms, treatment and prevention.

Provides information on a number of foodborne illnesses, pathogens and food safety issues.

Information about cross-contamination and how bacteria spreads.

Article by Sunil K Sood, MD.

Article by Hoi Ho, MD.

Article by Senthil Nachimuthu, MD.

This handbook provides basic facts regarding foodborne pathogenic microorganisms and natural toxins. Each chapter focuses on either one bacteria, virus, parasite, or natural toxin, providing basic facts.

Focuses on the control and prevention of foodborne, waterborne, and environmental diseases. Features news, programs, alerts, and information about individual diseases.

Publication of the US Food Safety and Inspection Service that discusses several foodborne parasites.

Directory of sites with information on various foodborne illnesses.

Factsheets from the USDA.

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.

Causes, symptoms, treatments, and prevention of foodborne illnesses.

Recommendations for healthy swimming behaviors needed to protect people from recreational water illnesses (RWIs) and will help stop germs from getting in the pool in the first place.

Includes cause, associated foods, symptoms, treatment, and prevention of this illness associated with contaminated seafood.

Can cause disease in those who eat contaminated seafood or have an open wound that is exposed to seawater. Features symptoms, diagnosis, prognosis, prevention, and treatment.

Articles on the causes, symptoms, treatment, and prevention of several foodborne illnesses.

Series of factsheets covering the common causes of food poisoning.

No cause for this illness has been found yet. Includes source of infection, symptoms, prevention, and outbreaks.

FAQ discussing the causes and preventions of foodborne diseases.

Features news and factsheets.

Includes symptoms, causes, prevention, complications, tests, and treatment.

Factsheets and news releases about harmful substances and organisms in water.

Fact sheets on several waterborne and foodborne illnesses.