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US warns of bacterial epidemic, 23 cases






The U.S. Centers for168 สล็อตDisease Control and Prevention found more than 20 cases of bacterial disease causing death. including highly dangerous for pregnant women


The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention yesterday warned residents of an outbreak of the 'Listeria' strain of bacteria that has left 23 people sick. A life-threatening illness can occur. It also puts pregnant women at a higher risk of miscarriage.



Listeria bacteria enter the human body from eating contaminated food. but could not determine whether There are special foods that have been linked to the infection.

Almost all patients who were infected Must be admitted to the hospital Except for one patient from Illinois, who died. Of the total, five were pregnant women and one miscarried during the infection.




Usually, pregnant women and newborns are at higher risk of contracting the listeria strain. after infection The patient will have a fever. Easily tired and aching muscles, headaches, stiff neck, dizzy, unstable and convulsions, indicating that the infection has entered the brain.



In addition, the infection can also cause a person who is pregnant to have a miscarriage. including premature birth The baby died in the womb or died at birth.

people with weak immune systems Disabled and people over the age of 65 are also at high risk.

A major problem with the listeria outbreak is that it has an incubation period of 3-70 days, when it becomes a barrier to collecting data on the food that patients ate in the 60 days before the onset of illness. People in the high-risk group will show symptoms after infection for a shorter period of time.

due to the long incubation period The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that people who have traveled to an outbreak area in the past few months Keep an eye out for yourself if you have any symptoms that may be associated with this infection.