Now we can't eat Spinach...what is the world coming too???
Soooo...I am catching up on current events & News and I read that people are dying from eating spinach...due to HIGH levels of E. Coli Bacteria. Now, I'm not saying don't eat it, but I'm just saying I'm not touching the shit....lol
And it is sooooo close to me geographically (MARYLAND). WOW! I just pray that they find a remedy for the Ecoli spread, and hopefully we will be able to get over this, because REAL TALK people are DYING!!!!! So now is not the time to sleep on it! Below you will see a report I got from AOL News and some Info on E. Coli and Symptoms! PANDEMIC IS REAL! AND OBVIOUSLY FAMINE CAN BE "REALER" THAN WE THINK
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(Sept. 22) - Health officials were investigating Friday whether the death of a Maryland woman who was infected with E. coli is linked to the national spinach-related outbreak of the bacteria.
Meanwhile, an Idaho toddler died from a kidney disease associated with E. coli infection, but health officials did not know if it was connected to contaminated spinach.
Tissue samples of the Maryland woman and some of the spinach she ate just before she became ill were submitted to state labs for testing, Washington County Health Department spokesman Rod MacRae said. Results could take days, he said.
He said it was not clear whether the woman's E. coli was the same type as the one blamed on tainted spinach. But, he said, "this is a very suspicious association at this point, there's no question about it."
MacRae would not identify the woman beyond saying she was a Washington County resident in her 80s who died Sept. 13 at a Hagerstown hospital.
Kyle Algood, 2, of Chubbuck, Idaho, died Wednesday at a Salt Lake City hospital from hemolytic-uremic syndrome, said Dr. Christine Hahn, epidemiologist at the Idaho Department of Health.
Kyle had bloody diarrhea, and family members told hospital officials that he had eaten packaged spinach, Hahn said.
Kyle had bloody diarrhea, and family members told hospital officials that he had eaten packaged spinach, Hahn said.
"We know that if he had that kidney disease, it makes it very probable that he had E. coli," Hahn said.
Test results will probably be available next week, Hahn said.
Kyle's mother, Robyn Algood, said the family has "been through all the range of emotions: the grief, the sadness, the guilt, some anger. ... We know God called him home," she told KSL-TV.
E. coli is often spread by human or animal waste. The bacteria is known to have killed one person and sickened at least 158 others in 24 states since last month. The infection total includes Tennessee's first case, announced Friday.
Federal and state officials have traced the outbreak to contaminated spinach from at least one of nine farms and several processing plants in California's Monterey, San Benito and Santa Clara counties. The region produces more than half of the nation's spinach crop.
What is Ecoli?
· A form of bacteria that lives in the human body; one strain can cause severe illness.· Present in uncooked beef, unpasteurized milk and juice, and on raw sprouts and lettuce.
What are some symptoms?
· Abdominal cramps· Severe, often bloody, diarrhea· Kidney failure in the young, elderly or people with weak immune systems
What are the treatment Options?
· Antibiotics aren't needed.· The infection will probably go away in five to 10 days.· Hospitalization is necessary in the event of kidney failure.
Is E. Coli really as deadly as people are making it seem?
· Approximately 73,000 people contract E. coli annually in the U.S.· The infection kills 61 Americans a year.
What can I do to prevent this from occuring or am I just doomed to get E. Coli if I eat some carrots?
· Wash all fruits and vegetables thoroughly.· Cook all ground beef and meat.· Drink only pasteurized milk and juice.· Don't swallow water in lakes or public pools.· Infected people shouldn't prepare food for others, bathe with others or swim.
BE CAREFUL!!!!! BE SAFE!!!!! BE AWARE!!!!
CIAO!
Dennis
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