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Chemically-Induced Disorders > Poisoning > Foodborne Diseases

Preferred term

Foodborne Diseases  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Disease, Food-borne
  • Food borne Disease
  • Food-borne Disease
  • Foodborne Disease
  • Food borne Diseases
  • Food-borne Diseases
  • Food borne Illness
  • Food-borne Illness
  • Foodborne Illness
  • Food borne Illnesses
  • Food-borne Illnesses
  • Foodborne Illnesses
  • Illnesses, Foodborne
  • Illness, Food-borne
  • Illness, Foodborne

Note

  • coordinate with specific food item / pois; note several specific precoordinated food poisoning terms are also available

Scope note

  • 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.

History note

  • 2010 (1963)

In other languages

  • Finnish

  • elintarvikevälitteinen sairaus
  • elintarvikevälitteinen tauti
  • elintarvikevälitteiset sairaudet
  • elintarvikevälitteiset taudit
  • intoxicatio alimentaris
  • ruokaintoksikaatio
  • ruokaintoksikaatiot
  • ruokamyrkytykset
  • ruokamyrkytys
  • ruokavälitteinen sairaus
  • ruokavälitteinen tauti
  • ruokavälitteiset sairaudet
  • Swedish

URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D005517

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