E. coli O157:H7, Salmonella Seravars, Shigella, Staphylococcus Aureus and Listeria Monocytogenes are common pathogens found in beef. Escherichia coli, also known as E. coli O157:H7 is the most popular one, these harmful bacteria lives in the intestine of the cattle, goats, sheep deer and elk without causing the animal any ill health. The carriage of this bacteria is unable to be recognised by farmers …show more content…
coli O157:H7 travels to the intestine and releases the toxin called Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC), causing nausea, abdominal pain, mild diarrhoea, vomiting or no symptoms at all. In serious cases it can also affect the kidneys, this is because of kidney failure. Patients who are weak will need blood transfusions and dialysis, this process is needed for cleaning the blood when the kidneys fail. Some youngsters require kidney transplants. People you manage to survive the infection can be left with various disabilities such as blindness, seizures, blindness, or even paralysis caused by bleeding into the brain. The incubation period for food poisoning caused by E. coli is typically one to eight days. Symptoms usually last for a few days and sometimes maybe even weeks. The cells lining the intestine are damaged by the bacteria and afterwards they are excreted from the body as bloody diarrhoea. As soon as the protective lining has been devastated, the bacteria can enter the blood system and outbreak the body system. Red blood cells and kidneys are damaged as the toxins circulate through the body.
Medications such as Antibiotics are not needed as they will not recover the persons infected with E. coli, they do work for many bacterial infections though, but not this strain of E. coli. Young children, the elderly, pregnant women and people who have a weakened immune system have a higher risk to have more effective symptoms than