Amid the ongoing McDonald's E. coli investigation, Fox News Digital spoke with several food safety experts about the most prevalent foodborne illnesses and how to prevent them.

Many children and adults who go to Montreal emergency rooms during ... Antibiotics have no effect against a viral illness like the flu or gastroenteritis. Antibiotics are medications that fight ...

Pop quiz: what is salmonella? If you’ve ever had a run-in with this bacteria, you know it can cause a food-borne illness called salmonellosis, a form of food poisoning. But you may not know that ...

Public-health laboratories confirm that although gastroenteritis is common at ... A viral infection does not require antibiotic medication, says Dr Asher. But it is important to stay hydrated ...

Health providers have offered sage advice regarding what to do if you are infected by a severe strain of E. Coli.

In the United States, noroviruses are the single most common cause of acute gastroenteritis in adults that results in a visit to the hospital emergency department, and they are second only to ...

Some E. coli infections need antibiotics—but hemorrhagic gastroenteritis is not treated with antibiotics. If you have STEC, antibiotics should not be used as they can increase risk of developing ...

Taking probiotics with antibiotics can help protect the gut from the negative effects of antibiotics. But some people may ...

Pediatr Health. 2009;3(4):337-341. Acute gastroenteritis (AGE) causes a high burden of outpatient visits, emergency department visits and hospitalizations in children. AGE frequently causes ...

As one of the leading causes of acute gastroenteritis worldwide ... outcomes from NoV is greatest in young children and older adults. To date, no vaccines that protect NoV have been licensed.