New E coli Bacteria More Deadly Than Previously
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At this time Europe was hit by E coli bacteria outbreak that has caused more than 1,600 people in Germany illness and cause of death by 18 people. World Health Organization has stated that the pathogen causing this outbreak is a new strain has never been known by scientists before.
According to the Beijing Genomics Institute, China has established cooperation with German scientists, strains of E coli is a type of highly deadly and contagious. According to Hilde Kruse, food safety experts from the World Health Organization (WHO), strains of E coli are very unique and have never been isolated from a patient before. Preliminary research on the genetic analysis has shown that the strain of this bacterium is a mutant form of the two bacteria E coli, enteroaggregative E coli (EAEC) and enterohemorrhagic E coli (EHEC). When the two bacteria join it will be very dangerous for humans.
According to Dr Paul Wigley, a biologist from the University of Liverpool, told the BBC, that one of the bacteria from the bacteria will take toxic substances from other bacteria and will produce toxins that are very dangerous because can cause diarrhea, and even can damage tissues including kidney patients. The case of E coli outbreak has led to kidney failure a rare and life-threatening. Actually, the normal E coli infection was also life-threatening, but generally only in the group of infants and children and people who low body resistance.
In the case of Europe’s most victims are women and teenagers. The German government also has found 470 cases of kidney complications. Very feared pandemic claimed more victims because up to now cannot ascertain the source of transmission of plague. The incubation period of the disease is three to eight days. E coli bacteria can be found in feces and can spread if a person has a lack of clean living habits, such as not washing hands with soap.
Suspected outbreaks are caused by initial raw vegetables contaminated with E coli. Several studies conducted in Europe also showed a strong relationship between the symptoms of the disease and the consumption of raw vegetables. WHO also has stated that cases that occur because of E coli have been reported in nine European countries, including Austria, Denmark, Germany, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and England? Most cases like this a lot of suffering by the Germans or the new people who will travel to northern Germany.
E coli outbreak that occurred in Europe this is the third largest event and causes the most fatalities. Earlier two people reportedly died in an outbreak in Japan in 1996 and made 9,000 people sick. Meanwhile, in 2000 in Canada reported 7 people died of E coli outbreak.
