Is sushi safe? Not just from parasites but any other food borne illnesses?

[melissa2]

I have a fear of food poisoning since getting it pretty bad a while ago.
I would love to try sushi and my friend knows a nice sushi place to go to and we're planning on going tomorrow.
I read a lot of articles and the risk of getting a parasite is almost zero, but what about other illnesses? Like Just throwing up and diarrhea? Is that risk greater with raw fish than with other food? I'm very skeptical about fast food places even so I'd like to know.
Also when it comes to safety, what fish is the safest, minus tuna?

[zagor]

There can be parasites in sushi. Fortunately most of them don't do well in humans. But millions of people eat sushi (look at Japan) with no problems whatsoever.

You can always get E. Coli from a burger...

[maiez]

Depends on the quality of the food place, most sushi restaurants in my area are very clean and fresh.

[ani123]

I eat sushi a lot and so far I haven't gotten sick.