Outbreaks of food-borne illness could largely be prevented by following food safety advice. Here's a look at seven of the most common disease-causing agents in food.
Lyme disease, caused by the spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi, is the most common vector-borne disease in the United States. The clinical presentation varies depending on the stage of the illness: early disease includes erthyma migrans, early disseminated disease includes multiple erythema migrans, ...
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The most common mycoplasma,Mycoplasma pneumoniae, has preference for lung tissue. Initial infection with M. pneumoniae typically causes pharyngitis (sore throat), cough, fever, headache, malaise, rhinitis (runny nose); all the common symptoms of a basic upper respiratory infection.If the person’s ...
The common cold is the most frequent infectious disease in humans with on average two to four infections a year in adults and up to 6–12 in children. Collectively, colds, influenza, and other infections with similar symptoms are included in the diagnosis of influenza-...
That day, during her transfer to Peyton Manning Children's Hospital in Indianapolis, Leah had her first of several seizures. Doctors were unable to identify her illness—tests for diseases like meningitis, Rocky Mountain spotted fever and herpes simplex all came back negative. ...
After all,child soldiers– almost invariably boys – are a regrettably common phenomenon, both throughout history, and throughout much of the Developing World today. Moreover, even in Britain as recently as the First World War, many boys younger than the age of majority were pressured into enl...
Determine if the following statement is true or false: Consuming processed foods as opposed to whole foods decrease the risk of contracting a food-borne illness. In order to control a disease, one needs to know what causes the disease and how the disease spreads. _...
Occupational physical activity plays a significant role in easing strain on frequently utilized muscle groups, invigorating employees, and diminishing absenteeism due to illness, ultimately improving the quality of life at work. The objective of this investigation was to scrutinize the consequences of ...
Perhaps the tick-borne illness that gets the most attention is Lyme Disease.According to the CDC,common symptoms of Lyme include rash, fever, body aches, facial paralysis and arthritis. If you’re diagnosed and treated with antibiotics, you can still experience pain, fatigue and brain fog for...