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Safe Food and Water

Risks from Food and Drink
Extensive, scientific information on proper treatment, purification, and handling of food and water
Treatment of Water to Make it Safe for Drinking
How to disinfect water and more
Traveling Safely with Infants and Children
See especially Diarrhea and Dehydration section.
Frequently Asked Questions about Travelers' Diarrhea
Information about the causes, symptoms, prevention, and treatment of travelers' diarrhea
Travelers' Diarrhea (Information for Health Care Providers)
A thorough explanation of the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of travelers' diarrhea. From Health Information for International Travel
Food Poisoning from Marine Toxins
Types of toxins, symptoms, treatment, more
New Drug Approved for the Treatment of Travelers' Diarrhea
Archived Travel Notice, originally dated July 2004
New Medication Approved for Treatment of Giardiasis and Amebiasis
Archived Highlight, originally released August 26, 2004
Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy ("Mad Cow Disease") and New Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (nvCJD)
A discussion of the possible risk of disease from consumption of cattle products
Other CDC information about foodborne diseases

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Division of Global Migration and Quarantine
National Center for Preparedness, Detection, and Control of Infectious Diseases

Page Last Modified: August 07, 2007
Page Created: July 15, 2005

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