An armchair epidemiologist dream! This book delves into food-borne illness and poisonings of the ages through documented signs and symptoms. It is a fascinating look into Egyptian and Medieval History. Proposes possible explanations of the pl ages descending upon the Hebrew people after there release from Egyptian slavery. Learn the truth about the much maligned Typhoid Mary. Continues through Prohibition and the disputable practice of adulterating "Jake" and other wines and potables. Delves into the history of canning of foods and why early canning methods often caused death and debilitation. Ends with some more recent food-borne outbreaks like the deaths of children from eating Jack in the Box hamburgers and the Rajneeshees deliberate contamination of salad bars in the attempt to take over a town. You'll find this fascinating reading!

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