"Listeria" The Food Disease

Ten Most Important Facts:

• It has an overall death rate of 26%
• Passed through birth
• Carried by animals or birds
• Also carried in every 5 out of 100 human's intestines
• Found in containmated food
• Also in water, sewage, soil, and animal feed
• Main strain is Listeria monocytogenes
• Affects those who are elderly, pregnant and the new born
• In 1989, there was 1,965 cases and 481 deaths
• In 1993, 1,092 cases and 248 deaths were recorded

Despriction & Cause:

Description- The disease Listeria is also named the "Food-Borne Illness". It has many different strains, and one of the most common is Listeria monocytogenes. Some of the others are L. grayi, L. murrayi, L. innouca and etc.

Cause- This illness is caused by a bacteria called Listeria monocytgenes, which is acquired by eating containmated foods.

History:

History- The first case ever discovered was in 1924. The name of the disease had came from a man named Joseph Lister. He was a surgeon and a early antispectic advocate.

Symptoms & Treatments:

Symptoms- There is flu-like symtpoms that seem very common. Such as fever, headaches, upset stomach, and vomitting. Other symptoms like early-onset disease and late-onset disease happen to newborns.

Outbreaks:

• Has occured in Colorado 2011
• Also recently has been found in many other states

Preventions:
Some of the preventions that are used are recalling foods, and preventing foods from being shipped. Others are using sanitation and aviodance of unpasterized milks and raw foods.