2006-10-09 09:51:18 · 6 answers · asked by laughing maniac 2 in News & Events ➔ Current Events
oh and how many people died
2006-10-10 09:17:24 · update #1
The illegal aliens working in the fields ,because they no there time is up, so they tried to kill all of us and failed big time
2006-10-09 09:56:27 · answer #1 · answered by spyderman131 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
There are hundreds of varieties of E. coli bacteria. People seem to be confusing the ordinary E. coli bacteria that live symbiotically in all human intestines and produce vitamin K and the particular pathogenic E. coli O157:H7 bacteria that can make humans very ill but produce no symptoms in cattle.
To date, 199 cases of illness due to E. coli O157:H7 infection have been reported to CDC, including 31 cases of Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (HUS), 102 hospitalizations and three deaths. The first death was an elderly woman in Wisconsin. The second death of a two-year-old in Idaho and the third death of an elderly woman in Nebraska.
The source of the contamination has not yet been determined. It is likely that irrigation water could have been contaminated from runoff of a feed lot. The cattle at the feed lot would appear perfectly normal. Other possiblities include contamination in the distribution network.
Cooking at 160 degrees will destroy the pathogenic E. coli O157:H7 bacteria. Recently, lettuce has been found that was contaminated with the E. coli O157:H7. Foodborne illnesses are more common than most people think. It is a good policy to thoroughly wash and cook all fresh produce.
2006-10-09 20:50:28 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
When animals or humans defacate into the water that irrigates the Spinach Fields - the E Coli is absorbed by the roots of the plants and goes into the leaves.
It therefore seems that it is essential that the irrigation water be pure - how they can assure that is a mystery to me.
2006-10-09 09:57:39 · answer #3 · answered by fatsausage 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
My guess is field or packing workers who did not wash their hands properly after using the toilet or live in sub-standard living conditions without proper sanitation facilities. Ultimately this is a problem caused by the management of the spinach crop.
2006-10-09 10:27:11 · answer #4 · answered by Paul K 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I believe in started in California where the irrigation water was contaminated. They also now say that the lettuce is contaminated as well from the same farm and it's the pre-packaged stuff so beware. Stay away from it until further notice on the news.
2006-10-09 09:59:58 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
George W. Bush trying to scare Americans again.
2006-10-09 10:01:24 · answer #6 · answered by grrandram 7 · 1⤊ 3⤋