More than 250 pathogens and toxins cause foodborne illness. Nearly all of them can cause an outbreak, according to the C.D.C. This book provides essential information on food-borne diseases, but also serves as a historical survey, by providing information on the controversies surrounding its causes, and first-person narratives by people coping with food-borne diseases. Readers will learn from the words of patients, family members, or caregivers. The...