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Norovirus is the most common foodborne illness. It is highly contagious and causes symptoms such as fever, headaches, diarrhea, vomiting and other gastrointestinal distress. For the CDC report, researchers analyzed data from the agency's National Outbreak Reporting System (NORS) on norovirus outbreaks between 2009 and 2012.
005.9 - Food Poisoning, Unspecified [Internet]. In: ICD-10-CM.
9: Fever, unspecified.
ICD-10 code A09 for Infectious gastroenteritis and colitis, unspecified is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Certain infectious and parasitic diseases .
Foodborne infection is caused by the ingestion of food containing live bacteria which grow and establish themselves in the human intestinal tract. Foodborne intoxication is caused by ingesting food containing toxins formed by bacteria which resulted from the bacterial growth in the food item.
Acute febrile illness was defined as a patient with fever of 38°C or higher at presentation to ED or history of fever that persisted for 2–7 days with no localizing source.
9 Acute upper respiratory infection, unspecified.
Gastroenteritis is inflammation of the stomach and intestines. This can cause symptoms ranging from mild to severe. A virus, bacteria, or parasite can cause gastroenteritis. When it's caused by a type of bacterium, it's known as bacterial gastroenteritis. Gastroenteritis is very common.
Acute gastroenteritis is a common infectious disease syndrome, causing a combination of nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and abdominal pain. There are more than 350 million cases of acute gastroenteritis in the United States annually and 48 million of these cases are caused by foodborne bacteria.
K29. 0 - Acute gastritis | ICD-10-CM.
Foodborne diseases can be classified into two main types: food infection and food poisoning. Food infections are classified as bacterial, viral, parasitic or fungal. Food poisoning is classified according to the type of toxin that causes it which may be natural, bacterial, fungal or chemical.
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Common symptoms of foodborne diseases are nausea, vomiting, stomach cramps, and diarrhea. However, symptoms may differ among the different types of foodborne diseases. Symptoms can sometimes be severe, and some foodborne illnesses can even be life-threatening.