There are more than 250 known foodborne diseases. They can be caused by bacteria, viruses, or parasites. Natural and manufactured chemicals in food products also can make people sick. Some diseases are caused by toxins from the disease-causing microbe, others by the human bodyâs reactions to the microbe itself.
Patagonia's organizational structure resembles that of a functional structure, where the major functions of the firm are grouped internally. Because Patagonia is a small organization employing some 1,200 employees and is privately held, there is no need for a more complex organizational structure.
The region known as Patagonia is claimed by both Chile and Argentina and there are no set legal boundaries. In Argentina it is agreed that Patagonia contains the territory south of the Rio Colorado, including the provinces of Neuquen, Rio Negro, Chubut, Santa Cruz and Tierra del Fuego. Chilean Patagonias boundaries are more difficult to define as it is not an official region. However, the two Chilean Regions (elsewhere called states) XI (Aisen) and XII (Magallanes) would be considered as part.