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E.coli By: Suna

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What is E.coli ?

E.coli’s symptoms and treatment

What are the causes ?

1.What is E.coli ? E.coli is a type of bacteria commonly found in the intestine of

animals and humans. But some types of E.coli are harmless and live in the intestine

of healthy humans and animals. E.coli in water is strong indication of recent sewage or animal

waste contamination. E.coli gets into water by human and animal waste. During

any precipitation like, rainfalls and snow melts. The E.coli may be washed into creeks , rivers ,streams ,lakes or groundwater .Then when these waters are used as sources of drinking water and the water isn't treated well, E.coli may end up in your drinking water.

1.What is E.coli (Pictures)

2. E.coli’s symptoms and Treatments

Symptoms:

• Diarrhea• Fevers• Gas• Loss of appetite• Stomach cramping• Vomiting

Symptoms occur when the bacteria is activated or enters the intestine. Here are the symptoms,

Rare symptoms:

•Bruises that happen easily•Pale skin •Bloody urine•Reduced amount of urine

You will recover within a couple of days with some type of E.coli. The main treatment is to avoid dehydration and un- treated water. Then why doesn’t everyone get vaccinated ? because, it has been told that, vaccines may make E.coli infection even worse.

2. E.coli’s symptoms and treatment (Pictures)

Symptom, diarrhea

Main Treatment, always stay hydrated and always stay away from untreated water

3. What are the causesE.coli causesOne can get E.coli infection from the feces of the waste of humans and animals. This can be caused by drinking water or eating food that has been infected by feces

Cause 1: E.coli in foodE.coli can be found in meat during processing, If there is E.coli in the meat and the meat is not properly cooked to at least 160 Fahrenheit ( 71 Celsius) the bacteria can survive.Some other foods that can be contaminated with E.coli are raw milk or other dairy products (The bacteria can be transferred from the udders of the cow then to the milk. For the bacteria to be gone the milk must be pasteurized and processed until the bacteria is dead.Raw fruits and vegetables like lettuce, alfalfa sprouts or unpasteurized juices that have been infected with animal feces are also something you have to watch out for!

3. What are the causes (cont.)

Cause 2: E.coli in water Human and animal waste that is contaminated with E.coli

can get into lakes, pools and ect. You can become infected or ill when your pool water isn’t treated correctly or properly with chlorine.

One can get E.coli if they were to swallow any type of water while swimming. For example, Have you ever heard someone say “don’t swallow the pool water”? The reason they say that is because those bacteria are left in there by humans .

3. What are the causes (Pictures)

Cause 1: raw products Cause 2: E.coli in water

Spanish sentences

1. E.coli es una bacteria y es muy poderoso.

2. E.coli una sintoma de es diarrhea, pedo, vomita y etc.

3. E.coli esta en crudos productos.

Bibliography

What is E.coli?

Escherichia coli - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

http://www.cdc.gov/Features/EcoliInfection/ E.coli’s symptoms and treatment

http://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/e-coli-infection-topic-overview

http://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/e-coli-infection-symptoms What are the causes

http://www.emedicinehealth.com/e_coli_infection-health/page2_em.htm

http://www.doctortipster.com/3265-escherichia-coli-e-coli-infection-transmission-symptoms-and-diagnosis.html

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