Bacterial Foodborne Diseases
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Microbe	Affiliated Foods	Diseases	Symptoms
Aeromonas hydrophila © Dennis Kunkel	Fish, Shellfish, Beef, Pork, Lamb, and Poultry	Gastroenteritis Septicemia	Diarrhea Blood and Mucus in Stool
Bacillus cereus © Dennis Kunkel	Meats, Milk, Fish, Pork, and Lamb Rice, Potato, and Cheese Products	B. cereus Food Poisoning	Diarrhea Abdominal Cramps Nausea
Campylobacter jejuni	Raw Chicken Unpasteurized Milk Non-chlorinated Water	Campylobacteriosis	Diarrhea, Abdominal Cramps, Nausea and Fever, Headache and Muscle Pain
Clostridium botulinum © Dennis Kunkel	Canned Foods Including: Vegetables, Meats, and Soups	Foodborne Botulism	Weakness, Double Vision and Vertigo, Difficulty in Speaking, Swallowing, and Breathing, Muscle Weakness and Constipation
Clostridium perfringens	Non-refrigerated Prepared Foods: Meats and Meat Products Gravy	Perfringens Food Poisoning	Severe Abdominal Cramps, Diarrhea
Escherichia coli O157:H7 © Dennis Kunkel	Undercooked Meats Raw Ground Beef	Hemorrhagic colitis	Severe Abdominal Pain, Watery and Bloody Diarrhea, Vomiting
Listeria monocytogenes © Dennis Kunkel	Milk, Cheeses, Ice Cream, Raw Vegetables, Raw Meats, Smoked Fish	Listeriosis	Flu-like Symptoms, Persistent Fever, Nausea and Vomiting, Diarrhea

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For additional information see:

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• The Bad Bug Book
  Handbook of foodborne pathogenic microorganisms.