E.Coli
Strains
E.Coli may cause HUS
It is mainly
transferred
by raw meat,
unwashed
veggies, &
animals.
http://pediatrics.about.com/od/safety/a/petting_zoos_2.htm
Bacteria
Treatment
Preventions
for HUS
Reproduction:
keep raw foods separate
Monstly
treated with
antibiotics
Harmless
Harmful
Includes both asexual & conjugation reproduction
Asexual reproduction
wash raw produce
conjugation
direct cell to cell contact
There are some home
remedies but are
not recommended
*drink plenty of water
* avoid taking anti- diarrheal
medication
*rest
mutualistic relationship
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Urinary Tract Infections
Neonatal Meningitis
Intestinal Diseases
absorbs vitamin k &
other vitamins for the
human body
Cycle
Drink pasteurized milk,
juice, or cider
humans can get infected by direct contact
or by being in contact with something that
has been contaminated
avoid eating raw meat
blood transfusion
kidney analysis
animals
ground food
humans
http://kidshealth.org/kid/stay_healthy/food/ecoli.html
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http://familydoctor.org/online/famdocen/home/common/digestive/disorders/242.html
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/e-coli/DS01007/
DSECTION=prevention
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/e-coli/DS01007/DSECTION=treatments-and-drugs
http://www.phagetherapycenter.com/pii/PatientServlet?command=static_ecoli
http://bioweb.uwlax.edu/bio203/s2008/moder_just/habitat.htm
http://www.ask.com/wiki/Escherichia_coli
http://handsclean.scotland.gov.uk/64.3.html
E.Coli mainly
lives in the
gastrointestinal
tract of humans
and in warm
blooded animals
It lives in
contaminated
environments
It normally adhere to the mucus
or the epithelium on the wall of
the intestines & lives of the
nutrients that the body asorbs