Section Navigation. Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Syndicate. Minus Related Pages. What You Need to Know E. Wash your hands thoroughly with soap and water during key times. Follow the four steps to food safety when preparing food: clean, separate, cook, and chill. Take precautions with food and water when traveling abroad.
Play it safe around animals , including those at petting zoos, farms, fairs, and even in your backyard. What are Escherichia coli? Who is more likely to get an E. These people are: Adults aged 65 and older Children younger than 5 years of age People with weakened immune systems, including pregnant women People who travel to certain countries What are the symptoms of E. How can I prevent E. Wash your hands thoroughly with soap and running water. The best way to check the temperature of patties is to insert the thermometer from the side until it reaches the center.
Check the temperature in the thickest part of steaks or roasts. Prevent cross-contamination by thoroughly washing hands, counters, cutting boards, and utensils with soap and water after they touch raw meat. EIEC strains are, like Shigella, only known to induce disease in man. However, both healthy and sick cattle are suspected to be a major reservoir for EHEC strains, and several outbreaks have been associated with consumption of meat or meat products.
Strains causing non-enteric disease are less known as being transmitted to humans with food as a vector, but the importance of some of these diseases, should implicate further research on what role food plays in spreading these organisms. The recipient of the potential pathogenic E. Abstract The bacteria constituting the species Escherichia coli are commonly found in the intestinal flora of man and animals, and were until late s recognized as non-pathogenic normal cohabitants.
If so, how much? Have you had chills or a fever? Have you had any abdominal cramps, nausea, or vomiting? Do you feel tired or irritable?
Have you fainted or felt light-headed? During the medical history, your doctor may ask if you have: Been in a daycare centre, school, nursing home, or other adult care institution. Eaten recently at a restaurant. Consumed any undercooked meat or unpasteurized milk, dairy products, or juice. Had contact with anyone with recent or ongoing diarrhea. Travelled recently. Used antibiotics recently.
During the physical examination, a doctor will usually: Take your temperature. Take your blood pressure and determine your pulse rate. Look at your skin colour to see whether you are unusually pale. Check your stomach for tenderness. Perform a rectal examination to find out whether you have blood in your stool.
Treatment Overview Treatment of infection with disease-causing E. If you develop symptoms of severe blood or kidney problems, such as anemia or kidney failure, your treatment may include: Careful regulation of fluids and essential minerals. Dialysis , to filter waste products from your blood. Some people with kidney failure caused by E. Blood transfusion , to treat anemia by giving you more oxygen-rich red blood cells. Medicines to avoid Most people recover from E.
These include Diarr-Eze, Imodium, and other antidiarrheal products. Note: Only those products that list loperamide in their ingredients should be avoided. Products containing salicylates.
These include Pepto-Bismol and similar bismuth-based antidiarrheal products, aspirin, and ibuprofen such as Advil.
Salicylates can increase bleeding from the intestines. Also, salicylates are linked with Reye syndrome , a rare but serious illness in children. Home Treatment Home treatment of infection with disease-causing E. Home treatment for diarrhea or bloody diarrhea caused by E.
These products include Diarr-Eze, Imodium, and Loperacap. Do not take other medicines that you have left over from a previous illness. Take frequent, small sips of water or a rehydration drink to replace lost fluids and help prevent dehydration. Because dehydration can be more dangerous in babies, call your doctor if you think your baby may be dehydrated. Your stomach cannot handle too much fluid at one time. Seek medical care if you develop signs of moderate dehydration, which include: Dry appearance inside the mouth.
Eyes that don't tear. Low output of urine. Tips for protecting yourself against E. Ground beef should be cooked until all pink colour is gone, but don't rely only on colour. Check the temperature with a meat thermometer. Cut open restaurant and home-cooked hamburgers to ensure that they have been completely cooked.
The juices should be clear or yellowish, with no trace of pink. Never eat raw or undercooked ground beef. When preparing food: Wash your hands often with hot, soapy water, especially after handling raw meat. Always wash cooking tools, cutting boards, dishes, counter tops, and utensils with hot, soapy water immediately after they have come into contact with raw meat. Do not put cooked meat back onto a plate that has held raw meat unless the plate has been thoroughly washed with soap and water and dried.
Use separate cutting boards for raw meat and for other food items. Keep raw meat, poultry, and seafood separate from vegetables, fruits, breads, and other foods that have already been prepared for eating. Check product labels for the word "pasteurized. Use only treated chlorinated drinking water. Travellers to countries where the water supply may not be safe should be especially careful not to put ice in their drinks or drink tap water.
All water consumed should be boiled or bottled. Eat meals when they are hot. Tips for preventing person-to-person spread of E. If your home has more than one bathroom, restrict the infected person to the use of one bathroom only. Dispose of soiled diapers and stools carefully. If the infection is suspected in a young child, use disposable diapers instead of cloth diapers until the illness has passed.
Adults should make sure that children who have diarrhea wash their hands thoroughly after using the bathroom. Children infected with E. Wash handles on toilets and sinks with an antibacterial cleaner.
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