ABSTRACT
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), food-borne illness results in 1.5 billion cases of diarrhea in children each year and 3 million deaths. In the United States, each year there are an estimated 76 million cases of food-borne illness and 5000 deaths. In contrast, more than 1 million children under the age of 5 die annually from food-or water-borne diseases in Southeast Asia. The condition of
Abstract .................................................................................................................. 217 Introduction ............................................................................................................ 218 The “Cost” of Food-Borne Illnesses ...................................................................... 219
Human Costs ..................................................................................................... 219 Common Food-Borne Pathogens ...................................................................... 219
Salmonella .................................................................................................... 219 Campylobacter ............................................................................................. 219 Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli ............................................................ 219 Listeria monocytogenes ................................................................................ 219 Staphylococcus aureus .................................................................................220 Clostridium botulinum ..................................................................................220 Vibrio cholerae .............................................................................................220 Shigella spp. .................................................................................................220 Clostridium perfringens ...............................................................................220
