Who is affected by food poisoning
Each year in the United States, approximately 76 million people get food poisoning.1 It causes an estimated 325,000 hospitalizations and 5,200 deaths each year.2 The most commonly recognized cases of food poisoning are campylobacteriosis, salmonellosis, E. coli O157: H7 infection, and noroviruses.3
Botulism is rare in the U.S., although the chance of death is high if it is not treated immediately and properly. There are generally 10 to 30 outbreaks per year in the U.S.4
| Author: | Bets Davis, MFA | Last Updated: February 23, 2009 |
| Medical Review: | Ruth Schneider, MPH, RD - Diet and Nutrition W. David Colby IV, MSc, MD, FRCPC - Infectious Disease | |
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