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FOOD-BORNE ILLNESSES

Specialty Definition: FOOD-BORNE ILLNESSES

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Agriculture

Illnesses caused by pathogens that enter the human body where food is the carrier. In order of the incidence of cases, the leading pathogens are Campylobacter (bacteria commonly found in poultry), Salmonella (bacteria commonly found in poultry, eggs, meat, and milk), Shigella (bacteria transmitted through direct contact with an infected person, or from food or water contaminated by an infected person), E. coli 00157 (bacteria often found in cattle and transmitted through undercooked, contaminated ground beef), Yersinia (cause of diarrheal illness known to be most frequently associated with undercooked pork), Listeria (bacteria found in a variety of raw food, such as uncooked meats and vegetables, as well as in processed foods that become contaminated after processing), Vibrio (bacteria that can cause disease in those who eat contaminated seafood or have an open wound that is exposed to seawater). (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Non-Fiction Usage: FOOD-BORNE ILLNESSES

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Health

That's why cancer patients should be especially careful to avoid infections and food-borne illnesses. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: FOOD-BORNE ILLNESSES


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

46 4F 4F 44 2D 42 4F 52 4E 45      49 4C 4C 4E 45 53 53 45 53

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

    

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01000110 01001111 01001111 01000100 00101101 01000010 01001111 01010010 01001110 01000101 00100000 01001001 01001100 01001100 01001110 01000101 01010011 01010011 01000101 01010011

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#70 &#79 &#79 &#68 &#45 &#66 &#79 &#82 &#78 &#69 &#32 &#73 &#76 &#76 &#78 &#69 &#83 &#83 &#69 &#83

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0046 004F 004F 0044 002D 0042 004F 0052 004E 0045      0049 004C 004C 004E 0045 0053 0053 0045 0053

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

404949381536495248392434646483953533953

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INDEX

1. Quotations: Non-fiction
2. Orthography
3. Bibliography


  

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