E. Coli

E. Coli

1. What is E. Coli- E.Coli is a bacterium found in the lower intestines. The E. stands for Escherium_Coli
2. Is it a eubacteria or archaebacteria?- E. Coli is a eubacteria.
3. How can you get it? -You can get it by drinking contaminated water, drinking unpasteurized milk, eating undercooked meat, you can also get it when coming into contact with someone infected.
4. What are the symptoms?-Symptoms start seven days after coming into contact with the germ. The symptoms are abdominal cramps, watery diarrhea (sores int he intestines make bloody stool), sick and tired, fever, nausea, and vomiting.
5. How is it diagnosed?- E. coli is diagnosed in the stool culture. It could be diagnosed 48 hours after the bloody diarrhea comes in.
6. How is it treated?-There is no special treatment, just drinking a lot of water.
7. How can you keep from getting the E. coli infection?- Cook food throughly, keep food frozen, and not drinking raw milk.
8. E. coli can have complications (hemolytic uremic syndrome) you can catch hemolytic anemia (which is a low cell count).