What are the effects of E. coli 0157:H7 on the human body?
E. coli 0157:H7 can release a powerful toxin that attacks the lining of the intestine. Some people infected suffer mild diarrhea, abdominal cramps followed by watery, then bloody, diarrhea that subsides within a week or so. SOmetimes there is vomiting and a low-grade fever.
There are also more serious things that can happen after being infected by this type of E. coli. For example, the toxins can enter the bloodstream, causing HUS that can lead to kidney failure, anemia, internal bleeding, the destruction of vital organs, and more. Sometimes being infected by E. coli 0157:H7 can even lead to death.
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What kinds of things are fed to cattle, things that might facilitate the spread of pathogens?
They try to feed cattle things that are less expensive and things that are considered waste products. They fed rendered remains of dead sheep and dead cattle and were also fed dead cats and dogs purchased from animal shelters. They band that after evidence that it was responsible for an outbreak. Now they are allowed to be fed dead pigs, horses, and poultry. The cattle are also fed cattle blood.
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