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Mohave County
Department of PUBLIC HEALTH
700 W. Beale Street, Kingman AZ

Chances are, you've had a food borne illness and you probably didn't go to the doctor. What made you sick was a bacteria, virus or toxin in the food.

It's estimated that up to 76 million people get a food borne illness each year. Because people don't go tot he doctor for mild symptoms, the actual number of illnesses can't be known. Food borne illness is most dangerous for the very young, the very old, and those whose immune systems are weak.

Food borne diseases

	Botulism
	Campylobacteriosis
	Clostridium perfringens
	Cryptosporidiosis
	E. coli O157:H7
	Hepatitis A
	Norwalk virus
	Salmonellosis
	Shigellosis
	Typhoid Fever
	Vibriosis
	Yersiniosis

Food safety fact sheets

Many food borne illnesses come from home kitchens and from how take out or leftover foods are handled. Learn more about what you can do at home and at work to prevent food borne illness by reading the following fact sheets.

	baking pies
	buffet dining
	cooking turkey
	eggs
	food safety in your home kitchen
	handwashing
	power failure - how to protect foods
	which foods and medicines are safe after a disaster?
	quick tips for food safety
	summer food safety tips
	pasteurized juice
	melons
	labeling raw and undercooked foods
	E. coli facts for home juice makers
	gloves - when to use them in a food faciltiy

All information is general in nature and is not intended to be used as a substitute for appropriate
professional advice.

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