Escherichia coli

Clostridium perfringens is typically found in soil and if this is eaten or coming in contact with the animal it can cause variety of diseases, especially in domestic animals. These diseases include different enteric syndromes such as bovine and ovine enterotoxemia, fowl necrotic enteritis, and lamb dysentery. Strains of most toxin types like alpha and beta toxin have been involved in necrotic enteritis beta toxin is caused by type-C strains. The pulpy kidney disease is caused by type-D strains…

coli infection. The seven people who have died from drinking the E. coli polluted water might have been cured if the Walkerton Public Utilities Commission had admitted that the water has been polluted sooner. The Walkerton Public Utilities Commission found out the water supply was contaminated…

caused to several cities, deathly illnesses, and the gap between the rich and the poor; his purpose is to convince people to make the right decisions on their own (276). In chapter nine, Schlosser illustrates how some of the deadly diseases such as E. coli 0157:H7, foodborne pathogens, microbes, and Salmonella are spread primarily from a percentage of fecal material that is found within meat (197). He explains how this has been caused by company inspectors that were allowing the shipment of beef…

E-Coli is a type of bacteria. There are many types of E-Coli, and most of them are harmless. But some could be very dangerous to humans that could lead up to death. This bacteria is mostly found in human and animal intestines. In 1999, about 73,000 people in the U.S. got sick each year from this bacteria and about 60 died. This isn't a big number of deaths but it´s a big number of people who got sick. If infected, most people get better within a few days. Although, some can get very sick and…

types of foodborne pathogens. Salmonella is a bacteria which comes from meat, poultry and eggs. Salmonella causes nausea, abdominal cramps, diarrhea, and vomiting that can last two to seven days. E. Coli comes from contaminated water, raw ground beef and dairy products that haven't been pasteurized. E. Coli causes severe abdominal cramps…

Campylobacteriosis in the USA It takes fewer than 500 Campylobacter organisms to infect a person. Foodborne illnesses affects one sixth of the US population, meanwhile Campylobacteriosis affects a smaller scale of people. This disease is typically the very common among the foodborne illnesses. Campylobacteriosis is a foodborne illness that is easily contracted, which leads to big outbreaks, but it is often times easily preventable. Nationally Campylobacteriosis has strength in numbers. It is…

Food Inc Human Biology “Faster, fatter, bigger, cheaper” Farming today has changed more in the last 20 years, than it ever has. In the 1930’s McDonald’s was first started fast food/ “drive in” and is today known as the largest purchaser of beef, pork, chicken, tomatoes, lettuce and apples. The reason fast food blew up is because of inexpensive food, cheap help, and replaceable employees. It’s no secret that fast food can feed a family of 4 for under $20, as where $20 will not get you far at…

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…

Staphylococcus aureus is a species of bacteria known as a major human pathogen causing a wide range of infections. Enterotoxigenic bacteria can be defined as bacteria that producing or pertaining in production of enterotoxin, thus enterotoxigenic Staphylococcus aureus is one of the bacteria that produce enterotoxin (Schelin et al., 2011). Most of previous research, an occurrence of enterotoxigenic S. aureus in food caused one the most frequent microbial diseases which known as Gastroenteritis…

Salmonella Infested Fruits Salmonella is a bacteriabacterium that is the most common cause of food poisoning. It is dangerous, and sometimes deadly when people who are at risk catch it. S. typhimurium and S. enteritidis are two strains of the bacteria bacterium that are responsible for most of the food poisoning cases in America, although there are several, and some known to be very resistant to antibiotics. Since symptoms can take anywhere from 12 hours to 3 days to show up in humans, it can…