Entamoeba histolytica is a microscopic one-celled intestinal protozoan parasite that infects the large intestine and causes amoebic dysentery or amoebiasis, leading to increase mucus production, diarrhea, bleeding, and intestinal ulcers. … Read more
Bovine spongiform encephalopathy is a transmissible fatal neurogenerative disease caused by proteinaceous agents leading to neuronal loss, spongiform lesions, astrogliosis, and the disappearance of inflammatory reactions. It is also known … Read more
Seafood toxins and poisoning are caused by consuming marine fish, bivalve shellfish, and freshwater fish that contain toxins and are responsible for causing foodborne illness worldwide. Fishes contain a full … Read more
Introduction Clostridium perfringens are gram-positive rod-shaped bacteria that cause frequent foodborne diarrheal disease reported every year. It is one of the most commonly occurring foodborne diseases mainly in industrialized nations. … Read more
Vibrio parahaemolyticus is one of the leading causative agents of human acute gastroenteritis and occur usually from the consumption of raw, undercooked, and cross-contaminated seafood products. They are inhabitants of … Read more
What is Bacillus cereus? Bacillus cereus is a pathogenic food-borne illness-causing organism that is widely distributed in nature such as on plants, soils, and GI tracts of insects and mammals. … Read more
What is Botulism Food Poisoning? Botulism is a life-threatening food-borne disease that causes neuroparalysis from the consumption of botulinum neurotoxins (BoNTs). Botulism is a rare disease but has a high … Read more
What is Shigella infection? Shigella species are responsible for causing acute gastrointestinal tract infections that damage the ileal and colonic epithelium and cause bacillary dysentery. Shigella infection is mainly reported … Read more
Parasites are widely spread in the environment and are responsible for causing diseases associated with diarrheal illness. Food-borne and water-borne parasites are mainly associated with the disease and are the … Read more
Human enteric viruses are the major cause of nonbacterial gastroenteritis also known as stomach flu and are transmitted via food and waterborne route. Foodborne viruses include the human noroviruses (HNoV), … Read more
