Norwalk Viruses Responsible For Many Foodborne Problems.

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  • Source:
    Nutrition Health Review: The Consumer's Medical Journal. 2005, Issue 93, p5-5. 1/2p.
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    • Subject Terms:
      VIRUSES; FOODBORNE diseases; MARINE pollution; FOOD contamination; VIRUS diseases; COMMUNICABLE diseases
    • Abstract:
      The article reports that norwalk-like viruses are responsible for sickening millions of people every year. Norwalk-like viruses are considered to be responsible for at least nine million of the estimated 76 million annual cases of food-borne illness. The virus has the potential to infect food because of fecally contaminated marine water that can affect shellfish, water contaminated by human sewage that is used on fresh produce, and ready-to-eat and prepared foods contaminated by food handlers using poor hygiene.