listeriosis

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• Listeriosis is a type of food poisoning that can cause fever, muscle aches, nausea, diarrhea, and sometimes even convulsions.

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• Shortly afterward, nearly 150 cases of listeriosis and 47 deaths (many infants and aborted fetuses) were caused by a soft cheese (Linnan et al., 1988).

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• Listeriosis is an example of a specific type of "food poisoning" and is caused by the bacterium listeria.

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• Listeria bacteria are able to grow in a variety of foods, under a wide range of conditions, and so the food industry is very careful to practice good food and hand hygiene to avoid the risk of listeriosis.

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• Campylobacter is believed to cause more than 2 million cases of foodborne illness in people each year, and more than 500 people die of listeriosis annually, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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• Although the incidence of listeriosis in the United States is relatively low (2,500 cases per year), the 20 percent fatality rate is the highest among the foodborne-pathogen diseases tracked by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (1999).

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• Blood tests revealed that the patients were diagnosed with listeriosis, a serious infectious disease.

• Health officials warned that listeriosis poses a significant risk to pregnant women and newborns.

• The doctor explained that listeriosis can be particularly dangerous for individuals with weakened immune systems.

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