Click here to return to category. An estimated 76 million people get sick as a result of foodborne illnesses, which also hospitalize 325,000 and kill more than 5,000 people each year. We didn't even know Cyclospora, resistant Salmonella, and some strains of E. coli existed when many of today's practicing physicians were in medical school.
Physicians are now hungry for good information on recognizing and treating food-related diseases.
This information kit gives them the information they want and need. The kit is part of the AMA's continuing efforts to work with appropriate federal agencies and other organizations to educate physicians and the public on measures to prevent foodborne illness.