E Coli
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- Created on: 20-04-18 15:13
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- Escherichia Coli
- Sources
- Undercooked meat like beef and beef products
- Gut and faeces of animals like cattle and sheep
- Cheese, salami, unpasteurised milk
- Raw vegetables
- Swimming in contaminated water
- Drinking untreated water
- Symptoms
- Haemorrhagic Colitis - inflamed large intestine that bleeds a lot. Causes bloody diarrhoea and stomach cramps
- Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic purpura - problems with blood, kidney or brain. May be fatal
- Gastroenteritis
- Haemolytic Uraemic Syndrome - kidney failure, anaemia and bleeding
- 3-4 day incubation period
- Prevention
- Wash hands with soap. Don't share towels
- If clothing is soiled, remove faeces and wash in separate very high wash
- Regularly clean toilets with disinfectant. Use separate cloth for toilet
- Infection person should stay off work until doctor advises it is safe to return
- If you work with vulnerable people, employer should be informed. Stool samples may be required before returning to work
- Sources
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