Milk, peanuts, fish -- all of these foods come from different nutritional groups yet have a significant commonality: they are among the top sources of food allergies. An allergic reaction to food can cause many effects on the body, some of which...
A toddler with constipation may have a small amount of blood on the outside of his stool, from trauma to the delicate rectal tissue as the hardened or larger-than-normal stool passes. A toddler with fever along with bloody diarrhea, especially if...
Food-borne illness is primarily caused by bacteria, viruses and parasites that people ingest through contaminated food or water. The National Foundation for Infectious Disease reports that as many as 80 million people are infected each year in the...
The symptoms of food poisoning, including vomiting, diarrhea, a low-grade fever and abdominal cramping, are similar to those of a gastrointestinal virus. Whether your symptoms are caused by a bacterial infection or a virus, most of the time they...
Dehydration is a serious condition caused by the depletion of fluid levels in your body. Serious illness and death can result from dehydration. It is even more serious when it occurs in an infant. Inadequate fluid intake, vomiting, diarrhea, fever...
When your body loses dramatically more fluids than you take in, or drink, you will suffer from dehydration. Mild to moderate dehydration is treated by increasing the amount of fluids you drink; however, severe dehydration is a life threatening...
Cold lunch meat is just one more thing on a long list of things you're told to avoid during pregnancy. Processed meats such as hot dogs and lunchmeat pose the threat of introducing harmful bacteria to your already compromised system and can...
The stomach is a pear shaped organ that is responsible for adding hydrochloric acid to consumed food to aid in digestion. Sometimes, problems can arise when spoiled food is consumed or a person drinks too much alcohol. In some cases, antibiotic...
Food poisoning, also referred to as food-borne illness, sickens 76 million people every year in the United States, according to MedlinePlus. Food poisoning is caused by bacteria, viruses and parasites and causes symptoms that include cramps,...
Hypothyroidism is a condition in which the thyroid manufactures an insufficient amount of thyroid hormone. Typical treatment of hypothyroidism includes the administration of prescription thyroid replacement medication, according to "Focus on...
Enteric fever, also called typhoid fever, is a bacterial infection most commonly caused by the bacteria Salmonella typhi, according to the University of Maryland Medical Center. It is contracted by consuming contaminated food or drink. Common...
Eating raw or undercooked chicken causes food poisoning. Cross-contamination of uncooked foods, such as vegetables, with raw chicken juices is another cause of food poisoning. Using a cutting board and utensils to cut up raw chicken and then using...
Smallpox cannot be cured and is highly contagious. If you're diagnosed with the disease, your doctor may very well place you in isolation or quarantine to prevent the infection from spreading. You'll probably remain in quarantine until your rashes...
There are many causes of intense stomach or abdominal pain. According to the U.S. National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health or NIH, abdominal pain can be acute or chronic. Acute abdominal pain is usually more severe than...
Clostridium difficile, also known as C-difficile or C-diff, are bacteria that are naturally present in the gut of about two-thirds of children and 3 percent of adults, according to the UK National Health Service. In healthy people these bacteria...
With close to 200 varieties of sausages worldwide and a history of 3,000 years, it's clear that sausages have an unbeatable appeal. When it comes to sausages, many kinds of cooking result in a juicy, flavorful result. But cooking sausages in the...
AIDS is a chronic incurable disease that is caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). HIV is contracted through sexual contact, contaminated blood or blood products, contamination through intravenous needle sharing and via mother-to-child...
Salmonella is a bacteria that causes gastrointestinal illness with diarrhea, stomach cramps and fever. Salmonella species are categorized by serotypes. There are more than 2,500 serotypes of Salmonella. Salmonella can infect humans through...
Food poisoning, also referred to as food-borne disease, usually is caused by foods and beverages contaminated with viruses, bacteria, parasites, microbe toxins or chemicals. There are different types of food poisoning, depending on the pathogen or...
Escherichia coli, or E. coli for short, is a type of bacteria that lives in your small intestine, usually without causing any problems. However, a few strains of E.coli, such as E. coli O157:H7, may contaminate your food and cause severe food...
Rotavirus mainly affects children, and your pediatrician may have already alerted you to the need to get your child vaccinated. The rotavirus vaccine is administered in three shots, ideally spread about 2 months apart during infancy. It has a 75...
Food poisoning occurs when foods are eaten that were contaminated with any one of many bacteria or toxins, including Escherichia coli (E. coli). Some of the most common sources of E. coli infection include undercooked ground beef, unpasteurized...
An intestinal bug is a common term used for viral gastroenteritis, or the stomach flu. An intestinal bug causes an infection in the lining of your intestines that causes cramps, diarrhea, vomiting, diarrhea and a low-grade fever. Intestinal bugs...
Salmonella can contaminate pistachio nuts and other foods when animal waste comes into contact with the food. In 2009, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration linked cases of Salmonella infection to contaminated pistachio nuts. More than 1 million...
The symptoms of unexplained illnesses are troublesome to parents of a sick child. Stomachaches or abdominal pains are a common complaint of children, and can occur for many reasons – some insignificant, and others more serious. High fevers...
While a stomach virus in a toddler is unpleasant for her, it often disappears quickly. The main concern is to keep your child hydrated during the diarrhea, vomiting and fever that these viruses can cause. Toddlers have a higher risk of becoming...
Chronic eosinophilic leukemia is a rare cancer belonging to a family of diseases called myeloproliferative disorders. According to the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, these disorders develop when bone marrow produces too many of one type of blood...
Colorectal cancer is a common malignancy throughout the world in both men and women. It is third-leading cause of cancer related deaths in both genders, according to the American Cancer Society. It is most often diagnosed in the sixth decade of...
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or CDC, monitors the frequency of Salmonella infections in the United States and assists local health departments in monitoring outbreaks. Approximately 40,000 cases of salmonellosis are...
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