Foodborne diseases are the illnesses contracted from eating contaminated food or beverages. Illnesses include foodborne intoxications and infections, which are often incorrectly referred to as food poisoning. There are more than 250 different foodborne diseases. They are caused by viruses, bacteria, parasites, toxins, metals, and prions.

Symptoms of foodborne illness range from mild gastroenteritis to life-threatening neurologic, hepatic, and renal syndromes. Botulism, Escherichia coli, Listeriosis, Salmonellosis, are some common examples of foodborne diseases microbe and there are found everywhere. They enter our body system through foods, air we breath and also water we consume. Thus, clean and safe of the food should play an important role in our daily life. Remember that 'mocrobes they might kill you' lolx... Further information about foodborne illness, you can refer to here.