1 current state of foodborne illness arthur p liang md mph director food safety office national center for infectious diseases centers disease control & prevention conference education orlando florida september 17 2002 conclusions we are not losing the war unfortunately probably can t win it either folks will always have a job 2 causes death united states 1900 percent 11 3 10 8 5 4 7 6 024681012 tuberculosis pneumonia diarrhea heart liver injuries stroke cancer bronchitis diphtheria 1992 33 23 9 010203040 and emphy influe diabetes hiv infection suicide homicide future be very dull 1972 macfarlane burnet 1960 nobel prize winner in medicine is time to close book on problem 1969 jesse steinfeld us surgeon general 73 told students that there were no new discovered 1976 lewis thomas dean yale medical school
