| We live in a fast food mentality society.
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| | livestock. Tests must also become
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| Everything must get to market faster to
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| | mandatory and the meat withheld from
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| satisfy the rising demands of its ever
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| | market if it is found to be contaminated!
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| growing population of hungry
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| | 9. Prevent environment contamination of
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| consumers.The meat industry has
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| | fields and their water sources.
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| successfully stepped up to the plate and
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| | 10. Avoid swallowing water from lakes,
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| have delivered. But many meat producers
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| | pools.How is E. Coli O157:H7 being
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| are operating with very poor sanitary
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| | spread?Meat is being contaminated during
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| methods. Resulting in E. Coli warnings,
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| | the slaughter process and is accidentally
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| illnesses and sometimes death! Over
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| | being mixed in during the grounding of
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| 70,000 people are infected with E. Coli
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| | the meat. In cases of becoming infected
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| O157:H7 and less than 61 deaths
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| | by raw milk it is because the udders of
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| attributed to E.Coli occur each year.What
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| | the cow or the milking equipment were not
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| is E. Coli?E. Coli O157:H7 is just one of
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| | properly cleansed or cleaned.Please note
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| the hundreds of strains of the bacterium
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| | E. Coli O157:H7 can be found in the
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| known as Escherichia coli. This
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| | intestines of healthy animals including
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| particular strain has a powerful toxin
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| | cattle, sheep, goats and deer. This
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| that can result in severe illness and in
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| | bacteria can be found at most cattle
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| some cases even death. Most E. Coli
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| | farms and petting zoos. The fur, ground,
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| outbreaks have been the result of eating
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| | feeders and waterers, railings can be
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| undercooked contaminated ground beef.How
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| | contaminated with this bacteria. So it is
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| do people become infected with E. Coli
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| | absolutely imperative that you clean and
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| O157:H7?1. Eating undercooked,
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| | wash yourself and your clothing should
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| contaminated ground beef.
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| | you visit a farm, petting zoo, animal
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| 2. Eating contaminated fresh leafy
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| | exhibit or show. I suggest carrying
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| vegetables and or bean sprouts.
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| | antiseptic bacterial fighting wipes in
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| 3. Contamination by means of Person to
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| | your car, purse, backpack or what have
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| Person contact.
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| | you. Young children must be supervised
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| 4. Drinking contaminated unpastuerized
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| | and their hands must be kept away from
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| milk or juices.
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| | their face and mouths.What are the
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| 5. Drinking contaminated water
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| | symptoms of E. Coli O157:H7?Generally
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| 6. Swimming in contaminated water.
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| | people who are exposed to E. Coli O157:H7
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| 7. Eating unwashed fruits or vegetables
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| | can become ill any where from two to
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| where manure has been used as fertilizer
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| | eight days after exposure. Some of the
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| or has contaminated the water source used
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| | symptoms may include severe bloody
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| to irrigate the fields. Manure is a
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| | diarrhea and abdominal cramps, little or
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| primary source of E.Coli O157:H7.How can
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| | no fever. Not all of those infected will
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| we prevent E.Col
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| | experience these symptoms. The illness
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| i O157:H7 infection?1. Wash your hand
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| | ends within five to ten days.In children
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| prior to and after handling food.
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| | under the age of five and in the elderly
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| 2. Be sure to ALWAYS thoroughly cook
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| | the E. Coli O157:H7 can cause hemolytic
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| ground beef.
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| | uremic syndrome (HUS), where the red
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| 3. Only drink pasteurized milk.
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| | blood cells are destroyed and the kidneys
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| 4. Wash fruits and vegetables well.
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| | subsequently fail. (HUS) is a life
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| Removes outside leaves or peel and
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| | threatening condition that is generally
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| discard the skins or peelings.
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| | treated in an intensive care unit and
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| 5. Only drink pasteurized juices.
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| | blood transfusions and or kidney dialysis
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| 6. Thoroughly cook salami
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| | may be required.The way to diagnose
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| 7. Develope good hygiene habits and wash
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| | E.Coli is is by testing stool sample for
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| hands often! Especially when interacting
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| | the bacterium. As far as treatment goes,
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| with babies or toddlers, because it is
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| | it is not recommended to receive
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| transmitted through their feces. Anyone
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| | antibiotics. Most patients recover
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| with diarrheal illness should not swim,
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| | without complications in five to ten
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| bath with others or prepare food.
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| | days. Anti diarrhea medications should
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| 8. Since livestock are the primary
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| | not be used as well.If you have a bloody
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| source of E. Coli changes must be made in
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| | stool see your Dr. immediately and ask to
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| the preparation before and during
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| | be tested for E.
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| slaughter and processing of the
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