"Foodborne Diseases" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
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.
| Descriptor ID |
D005517
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C25.723.415
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| Concept/Terms |
Foodborne Diseases- Foodborne Diseases
- Disease, Foodborne
- Foodborne Disease
- Food-borne Diseases
- Disease, Food-borne
- Food borne Diseases
- Food-borne Disease
- Food-borne Illnesses
- Food borne Illnesses
- Foodborne Illnesses
- Illnesses, Foodborne
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Foodborne Diseases" by people in Profiles.
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Is it food poisoning or allergy?: A diagnostic challenge revisited. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2023 04; 130(4):403-404.
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Food safety knowledge, attitude and practices of meat handler in abattoir and retail meat shops of Jigjiga Town, Ethiopia. J Prev Med Hyg. 2017 Dec; 58(4):E320-E327.
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Traveler's Diarrhea. Med Clin North Am. 2016 Mar; 100(2):317-30.
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Neglected parasitic infections in the United States: Chagas disease. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2014 May; 90(5):814-818.
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Comprehensive analysis of a norovirus-associated gastroenteritis outbreak, from the environment to the consumer. J Clin Microbiol. 2010 Mar; 48(3):915-20.
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Contagious acute gastrointestinal infections. N Engl J Med. 2004 Dec 02; 351(23):2417-27.
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A foodborne outbreak of gastroenteritis associated with Norwalk-like viruses: first molecular traceback to deli sandwiches contaminated during preparation. J Infect Dis. 2000 Apr; 181(4):1467-70.
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Emerging and reemerging helminthiases and the public health of China. Emerg Infect Dis. 1997 Jul-Sep; 3(3):303-10.
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Hemolytic-uremic syndrome during an outbreak of Escherichia coli O157:H7 infections in institutions for mentally retarded persons: clinical and epidemiologic observations. J Pediatr. 1990 Apr; 116(4):544-51.
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Food poisoning due to Clostridium perfringens in the United States. J Infect Dis. 1983 Jan; 147(1):167-70.