What is Listeriosis?

Many people who have been infected with listeria still don't mind this situation. Because when you get sick, the symptoms are usually mild and can be mistaken for other illnesses , such as the flu. Most healthy people who are infected with listeria do not get sick.

What is Listeriosis?

Listeriosis is a dangerous infectious disease caused by ingesting food contaminated with the type
bacteria named Listeria monocytogenes . This disease is most dangerous for women who are pregnant
Pregnancy, newborn babies, the elderly, and people with weakened immune systems.

How is the disease spread?

Listeria is found in nature, in both water and soil. Listeriosis is spread by eating
Listeria contaminated foods. The disease can be passed from one person to another through a relationship
sex. It can also be passed from mother to baby during pregnancy or childbirth.

Although healthy people can consume contaminated food without being sick, but
Such things increase the risk of infection, such as those with immune systems
wear and tear can become listeriosis after eating contaminated food, even if only a few bacteria.

It can also be passed from mother to baby during pregnancy or childbirth.

What are the symptoms?

Symptoms may include: fever, muscle aches and sometimes related phenomena
Gastrointestinal such as nausea, diarrhea. If the disease spreads to the nervous system, the million
Symptoms such as headache, stiff neck, confusion, loss of balance, or seizures may occur.

Pregnant women may not experience any symptoms, even if they are symptoms of a similar illness like mild colds; however, transmission during pregnancy can lead to premature birth, infecting newborn babies, or even stillbirths.

How to get treated?

Many antibiotics are effective against Listeria. When the infection occurs in time
Pregnancy, antibiotics are given quickly to pregnant women can often
pierce infections from the fetus or newborn. Whether with early treatment with antagonists
Birth, some infections still lead to death, especially for the elderly and people with problems
Other serious health.

Who is most at risk for serious illness from Listeriosis?

In the United States, an estimated 2,500 people are seriously infected with Listeriosis every year. Among them,
500 people died. The risk increased sharply for:

1. People with potentially dangerous immune systems, such as:

o People with AIDS.

o People with cancer, diabetes, or kidney disease.

o Patients with weakened immune systems for other causes.

1. People who use steroids.
2. Old person.
3. Pregnant women are about 20 times more likely to be infected with Listeriosis than adults
   healthy About one third of Listeriosis infections occur during pregnancy
   and may lead to miscarriage or stillbirth.

Healthy adults and children sometimes get Listeria, but rarely return
should be seriously ill.