<Li> 127,839 were hospitalized (43 per 100,000 inhabitants per year). </Li> <Li> 3,037 people died (1.0 per 100,000 inhabitants per year). </Li> <Table> <Tr> <Td> <Table> Causes of foodborne illness in U.S. <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Th> Cause </Th> <Th> Annual cases </Th> <Th> Rate (per 100,000 inhabitants) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Norovirus </Td> <Td> 5,461,731 cases </Td> <Td> X </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Salmonella </Td> <Td> 1,027,561 cases </Td> <Td> X </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Clostridium perfringens </Td> <Td> 965,958 cases </Td> <Td> X </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Campylobacter </Td> <Td> 845,024 cases </Td> <Td> X </Td> </Tr> </Table> <P> </P> </Td> <Td> <Table> Causes of death by foodborne illness in U.S. <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Th> Cause </Th> <Th> Annual deaths </Th> <Th> Rate (per 100,000 inhabitants) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Salmonella </Td> <Td> 378 cases </Td> <Td> 0.126 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Toxoplasma gondii </Td> <Td> 327 cases </Td> <Td> 0.109 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Listeria </Td> <Td> 255 cases </Td> <Td> 0.085 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Norovirus </Td> <Td> 149 cases </Td> <Td> 0.050 </Td> </Tr> </Table> <P> </P> </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> <Table> Causes of foodborne illness in U.S. <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Th> Cause </Th> <Th> Annual cases </Th> <Th> Rate (per 100,000 inhabitants) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Norovirus </Td> <Td> 5,461,731 cases </Td> <Td> X </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Salmonella </Td> <Td> 1,027,561 cases </Td> <Td> X </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Clostridium perfringens </Td> <Td> 965,958 cases </Td> <Td> X </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Campylobacter </Td> <Td> 845,024 cases </Td> <Td> X </Td> </Tr> </Table> <P> </P> </Td> <Td> <Table> Causes of death by foodborne illness in U.S. <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Th> Cause </Th> <Th> Annual deaths </Th> <Th> Rate (per 100,000 inhabitants) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Salmonella </Td> <Td> 378 cases </Td> <Td> 0.126 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Toxoplasma gondii </Td> <Td> 327 cases </Td> <Td> 0.109 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Listeria </Td> <Td> 255 cases </Td> <Td> 0.085 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Norovirus </Td> <Td> 149 cases </Td> <Td> 0.050 </Td> </Tr> </Table> <P> </P> </Td> </Tr>

Foodborne illness can occur from exposure to as few as 10 bacteria