Food
Food:
Risks from foods including food contamination.
Introduction:
The primary risk of disease from food comes from contamination
leading to food poisoning or other disease contagion.
Also common are food intolerances such as lactose intolerance.
However, a surprising number of other conditions
can come from food related aspects.
Condition count:
38;
see list of conditions below.
Risk factor subtypes:
seafood (9), shellfish (4), contaminated food (32)
Related risk factors: water (29), diet (37), fat (9), salt (6), protein (1), caffeine (2), alcohol (36), plants (7), animals (45), fish (9)
Risk factor classes: Contaminated food (32)
Risk factors:
Risk Factor Center,
risk factor list
Conditions list:
The following list of conditions
have 'Food' or similar
listed as a risk factor in our database:
A
Alveolar Hydatid Disease
... undercooked meatAmebic dysentery
... flies on food, contaminated foodB
Botulism food poisoning
... tinned food, tinned fruit, tinned vegetables, tinned raw meats, tinned fishBrucellosis
... undercooked meat, unpasteurized milk, contaminated milkC
Cholera
... flies on food, contaminated foodCiguatera poisoning
... mullet, Barracuda, eating fish, grouper, snapper, sea bassClostridium perfringens food poisoning
... contaminated meat, reheated mealsCongenital Toxoplasmosis
... undercooked meat, raw meatContagious Diseases
... contaminated foodCrohn's disease
... food allergiesCyclosporiasis
... contaminated foodCysticercosis
... drinking contaminated water or foodD
Diphyllobothriasis
... raw fish, undercooked fishDysentery
... flies on food, contaminated foodE
Entamoeba histolytica
... contaminated foodF
Food poisoning
... uncooked hot dogs, undercooked animal products, sliced deli meats, soft French style cheeses, pates, unpasteurized juices, raw oystersH
Hepatitis
... contaminated foodHepatitis A
... contaminated foodHepatoma
... AflatoxinL
Leptospirosis
... fish workersListeriosis
... uncooked hot dogs, undercooked animal products, sliced deli meats, soft French style cheeses, pates, unpasteurized juicesLiver cancer
... AflatoxinN
Neurocysticercosis
... drinking contaminated water or foodP
Paralytic shellfish poisoning
... mussels, lobsters, scallops, crabs, shellfish, cockles, oysters, clamsPolio
... contaminated foodQ
Q fever
... infected animal milk, unpasteurized milkS
Salmonella enteritidis
... undercooked eggs, raw eggsSalmonella food poisoning
... undercooked eggs, meat, raw eggs, milkStrep throat
... contaminated foodT
Tapeworms
... undercooked fish, undercooked beefToxocariasis
... contaminated foodToxoplasmosis
... undercooked meat, raw meatTraveler's diarrhea
... contaminated food or waterTrichinosis
... undercooked sausagesTuberculosis
... contaminated milk, contaminated beefTyphoid fever
... flies on food, contaminated foods, raw food, saladsV
Vibrio parahaemolyticus
... undercooked seafood, raw oysters, raw seafoodVibrio vulnificus
... eating raw oysters
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