Source: allfoodbusiness.com

11-21-2007 17:28

Symptoms: Nausea, Severe abdominal cramps, watery or very bloody diarrhea, tiredness and vomiting.

Onset: 2-5 days after eating contaminated food

Duration: 5-10 days without treatment.

Diagnosis: A health care provider may use lab tests to identify E. coli in the stool of an infected person

Treatment: antibiotics are not usually helpful and antidiarrheal medicines are not recommended

Prevention:: Thoroughly cook beef and beef products. Cook ground beef patties to an internal temp. of 160 degrees F. Wash fruits & vegetables thoroughly. Wash hands thoroughly before handling food.

 

Editor:Xiong Qu