English 1311 Ms. Ramos Evening Class
An Annotated Bibliography
By
Ruben Arzaga
03/04/2011
Alvin Silverstein (2008). The Food Poisoning Update. Berkeley Heights, NJ
This is a children’s book for ages 9 to 12. The El Paso Public Library has a copy, unfortunately it was checked out and the only type of book on food poisoning in the El Paso Public Library.
Centers for Disease control and Prevention (12/22/2010). Estimates of Foodborne Illness in the United States. Retrieved from http://www.cdc.gov/foodborneburden/
This website is for the Centers for Disease control and Prevention. This is an excellent source for all types of illnesses. They have statistics for foodborne illnesses and explanation as to how the data was collected and how it was interpreted. Besides statistical data, the website include sections on food safety, foodborne illness surveillance systems and prevention and education.
El Paso Times (12/16/2010). 17% of Americans get food poisoning each year, study finds.
This newspaper article by Lyndsey Layton was reprinted from the Washington Post. It reports that every year, one in six Americans get sick from food poisoning and another 3000 die from it. The data was taken from a study done by the centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Salmonella is responsible for 28 percent of food-borne related deaths and 35 percent of hospitalizations.
Linda J. Vorvick, MD (1/20/2010). Food Poisoning. MedlinePlus. Retrieved from http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001652.htm .
This article is a quick summary of food poisoning. It lists causes, symptoms, and treatment with links to specific items on list. It lists the bacterial causes with a no explanation, but each one is linked to a separate document for more information. This is a good source as a quick reference and deeper insight on the causes of bacterial food poisoning.
National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse (1/30/2010). Bacteria and Food Poisoning (Food borne Illness). Retrieved from http://heartspring.net/food_poisoning_symptoms.html
This website has links to food poisoning causes, symptoms, risk factors and complications. There are links to sections discussing stomach flu and stomach ulcer symptoms since symptoms can be similar to those of food poisoning.
WebMD (February 23, 2011). Food Poisoning Treatment. Retrieved from http://firstaid.webmd.com/food-poisoning-treatment
This article is about first aid and emergencies and self-care at home in the event of food poisoning. Minor vomiting episodes and diarrhea lasting no more than 24 hours can be handled at home. Drink clear liquids to keep hydrated and do not eat solid foods if vomiting. Try to avoid alcoholic and sugary drinks. Pedialyte and Rehydralite are fine for kids, but Gatorade and Powerade should be left for adults as the sugar in these drinks can worsen diarrhea.
World Health Organization (revised January 2002). Retrieved from http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs124/en/
This is the World Health Organization (WHO) website. The WHO is the directing and coordinating authority for health within the United Nations System. Many fact sheets can be found here about member countries. Some emphasis is given to African and Asian countries because of the growing cases of cholera in these continents. An increasing number of cases of salmonella in the last 25 years have been reported worldwide.
