Listeriosis

In the summer of 2008 Canadian healthcare professionals noticed an irregularly high incidence of listeriosis cases (“Listeriosis outbreak timeline”, 2009), the disease associated with infection by Listeria. This concern was disregarded until people in a nursing home fell ill and sandwich meat from the same place tested positive for the presence of Listeria monocytogenes (“Listeriosis outbreak timeline”, 2009). On August 12, 2008, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency launched an investigation of the Maple Leaf company and eventually all meat-products produced by Maple Leaf’s Toronto plant were recalled (“Listeriosis outbreak timeline”, 2009). L. monocytogenes is treatable and preventable, despite many resistant characteristics the microorganism…

In August 2011, 15 people became ill and were hospitalized with what was later identified as Listeriosis. Listeriosis is the result of an infection of Listeria monocytogenes, a bacteria commonly found in soil, water and decaying vegetation. L. monocytogenes can reside in the GI tract and vagina while the host remains asymptomatic and is not normally a cause of illness in the general population. Persons most at risk for Listeriosis are people with weakened immune systems which includes the…

pasteurizing milk (Listeria). Once a person is infected, it is difficult to determine exactly which food contained the bacteria because the incubation period is so elongated. “Investigators typically assess food exposures for patients in Listeriosis outbreaks for the entire four to six weeks prior to the patient’s diagnosis, and patients often have difficulty recalling their specific food exposures” (Ryser and Elmer 306). This makes it difficult to prevent future exposures to the bacteria. It…

Listeria monocytogenes is a gram-positive rod-shaped bacterium and facultative anaerobic that can grow under either anaerobic or aerobic conditions but do not form endospores. Among the six species of Listeria, only Listeria monocytogenes is the major human pathogen that causes disease in humans. It is a causative agent to cause listeriosis, a serious infection caused by ingesting the food contaminated with Listeria. The optimum temperature for growth is 30 to 37 degree Celsius, within this…

Listeriosis is predominantly a food-borne illness caused by the ubiquitous Gram-positive bacterium Listeria monocytogenes, initially recognized as a foodborne pathogen in the early 1980s. People most prone to the disease are pregnant women, newborns, elderly, and those with HIV or other diseases that compromise immunity. Listeria infections are associated with a high mortality rate, thus effective treatment and prevention are essential. Antimicrobial therapy Successful treatment of…

Listeria Monocytogene is a gram positive rod shaped organism which can cause serious infections like meningitis, invasive gastroenteritis and endocarditis. Every year 1600 people in United States get affected, with significant mortality of 260 people annually. Listeria gastroenteritis has the third highest mortality rate among all the food born infection. Invasive listeriosis most commonly affect Pregnant women, extreme of ages, people with co morbid disease and weakened immune response. We here…

Surfaces in the kitchen must need to be clean after they have been in contact with raw meat or poultry. Washing hands after handling pets and using toilets. People who have been infected by salmonella should not prepare food our pour water for others until their diarrhoea has resolved. Listeria bacteria: it is a bacterium which causes listeriosis. It is a gram-positive coco bacillus bacterium. It is aerobic and tolerant to acid-salt and cold. According to the web…

Listeria monocytogenes is a Gram-positive rod-shaped bacterium. It is the agent of listeriosis, a serious infection caused by eating food contaminated with the bacteria (Todar, 2008). The disease primarily affects older adults, pregnant women, new born, and adults with weakened immune systems. Babies can be born with listeriosis if their mothers eat contaminated food during pregnancy. However, healthy people may consume contaminated foods without becoming ill. Listeria monocytogenes is commonly…

different types of colonies while the ham grew only one colony type. Many people know the common food poisoning, listeria. Listeria a bacteria that is found in all lunch meats and unpasteurized milk products. Listeria can grow in refrigerators and most commonly on plastic and metal surfaces. Women that are pregnant and people that have a weakened immune system are recommended to avoid pre-packaged deli meats. After opening the packages and leaving the lunch meats out in room temperature, most…

associated with preterm delivery and labor complications. Weight gain is a big thing in pregnancy and on average pregnant women should gain 2 to 4 pounds in the first trimester and 1 each week for the rest of the pregnancy. Women who have matured that have become pregnant make few modifications in the MyPyramid. Now for teens that are pregnant they are still growing and so they need enough nutrients for both themselves and the fetus. There are a lot of things that are in women’s diets that…