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E. coli is short for Escherichia coli, a bacterium that lives in mammals' small intestines. While most types of E. coli do not cause harm, certain strains secrete a toxin that causes gastroenteritis and other illnesses.
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Fast Facts
- A species of bacteria
- Found in small intestine
- Helps with processing waste, making vitamin K, absorbing nutrients
- Infection causes gastroenteritis
- Source of food poisoning
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E. coli Disease Facts
- 1982: First illness-causing strain identifiedFDA: Bad Bug Book - Escherichia coli O157:H7
- Most common illness-causing strain: E. coli O157:H7FDA: Bad Bug Book - Escherichia coli O157:H7
- Main source: Cows
- Food sources: Undercooked or raw beef, alfalfa sprouts, unpasteurized juice, lettuce, raw milk, cheese curds
- U.S. infections: 73,000 per yearNIAID: E. coli
- Deaths: 61 per year
- Other illness-causing strains: Enterotoxigenic E. coli, enteropathogenic E. coli, strains O26:H11 and O111:H8FDA: Bad Bug Book - Escherichia coli O157:H7
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Chicago: Probe into E. coli risk in school lunches http://bit.ly/2z0VbO
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Why so many E.coli outbreaks from ground beef? - http://shar.es/akAgx
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Lawmaker wants probe of E. coli and school lunches http://nxy.in/fpl58
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View All E Coli Questions (1451) | Ask a QuestionHow does E. coli get in cookie dough, anyway? (1 Answer)E coli is from contamination from another source. Likely in the factory where they make the cookie dough, but I don't think they have stated the cause of the contamination ... read moreE-Coli from Cookie dough? If you bake the dough, you can't get e-coli, right? (1 Answer)Usually cooking foods to the right temperature and for the correct amount of time will kill bacteria. However, if you have the recalled cookie dough, Nestle and the FDA have ... read moreMicrowave safety and E.coli/salmonella (2 Answers)There was a study of disinfecting sponges in the microwave recently. The researchers put in sponges containing a witches brew of bacteria, including the spore-making bacteria Bacillus cereus (which is ... read moreIf beef is contaminated with E. Coli, does cooking kill it? (3 Answers)Cooking beef to the correct temperature will kill E.coli. From the Health Canada organization: Cook all ground beef and hamburger thoroughly. Because ground beef can turn brown before disease-causing bacteria ... read more
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