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.
Area. The vast Patagonia region covers about 777,000 square kilometres (300,000 square miles) of Argentina, which is about a third the country, and another 340,000 square kilometres (131,275 square miles) or nearly half, of Chile.n the Argentine side, it begins in the province of Rio Negro and carries on all the way to Tierra Del Fuego. The bottom of South America is also the closest landmass to Antarctica (New Zealand is the second closest), so it's a popular jumping off point for Antarctic voyages and cruises.