What is Listeria Infection? (Foodborne Bacterial Illness) - Overview, Symptoms, Causes, Treatment, and Prevention. Learn more: [ Ссылка ]

Listeria is an infection caused by a bacterium called Listeria monocytogenes. The bacterium is found in animal feces, soil, and water. It is a food-borne illness that produces diarrhea, muscle aches, and fever. In severe infections, it affects the brain and causes meningitis, headaches, convulsions and can even lead to death.

It affects people that are immunocompromised, the elderly and pregnant women and their unborn children. Healthy people do not suffer from listeria infection but it can be fatal to unborn babies and neonates. There is a better prognosis if the disease is diagnosed early and the person infected began on antibiotics. Learn more about Listeria infection from this video from healthery.com.

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