E Coli Bacteria
E. coli Bacteria E. coli is an abbreviation for the bacteria Escherichia coli. The bacteria was discovered by Dr. ... E. coli is found in the family of a bacteria named Enterobacteriaceae, which is also called enteric bacteria. Approximately 73,000 cases of E. coli and sixty-one deaths are reported every year as a result the bacteria (Clark 1). How does one get the E. coli bacteria? ... How does the cattle get the bacteria? ... E. coli can also be spread from drinking raw milk as a result of the bacteria being preset on the cows udders or on equipment used to milk the cow. Other foods that carry the E. coli bacteria are sprouts, lettuce, salami, un-pasteurized milk and juice. Another common way for E. coli to spread is in day care centers where the bacteria passes from one child to another from a day care worker that changed a diaper of an infected child and failed to wash their hands. ... Infections can also occur from swimming in water that is contaminated with sewage where the chlorine level is not high enough to kill the bacteria (www. ... Anyone of any age can become infected with E. coli however the infection is very severe in children under the age of five and the elderly. When one has an E. coli infection the first symptom is usually abdominal cramps and diarrhea. ... E. coli symptoms usually appear about three days after exposure however one symptom can appear as early as one day and as late as nine days. The bacteria is diagnosed by checking a persons stool to see if the bacteria is present.