Listeriosis (bacterium Listeria Monocytogenes)Essay Preview: Listeriosis (bacterium Listeria Monocytogenes)Report this essayListeriosis (bacterium listeria monocytogenes)Food-borne illness is a serious yet preventable public health issue that requires many layers of oversight to combat. The United States Department of Agriculture incorporates an agency called the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS); it is their mission to ensure that the nations commercial supply of meat, poultry, and egg products is safe, wholesome, and correctly labeled and packaged. This agency must be doing a thorough job because none of the Listeriosis outbreaks originated in the meat, poultry or egg industries. Listeriosis has caused two serious outbreaks in recent years, cantaloupes in 2011, and cheese in 2012. This paper will discuss the identification, patient symptoms, cause, a recent outbreak, and methods of defense from Listeriosis.
According to CDC – Definition And Symptoms – Listeriosis (January 7, 2013),” Listeriosis, a serious infection usually caused by eating food contaminated with the bacterium Listeria monocytogenes, is an important public health problem in the United States.” (para. What is Listeriosis?). Transmission of Listeriosis can be in many ways; the most common is through soil and water. Agricultural products that come in contact with contaminated soil or water carry the bacteria to the next destination. Many animals can carry the bacterium without any symptoms, yet be contaminated as a food source like meat and dairy products.
A person infected by the Listeriosis monocytogenes bacterium will most likely develop a fever, diarrhea, muscle aches, and stiff neck. Some further developments include convulsions, loss of balance, and confusion. Although persons of all ages can be infected, elderly, newborns, pregnant women, and adults with autoimmune deficiencies are most at risk. Babies have been born with the illness when their mothers consumed contaminated food during pregnancy. Then there are some persons who consume contaminated foods and never develop symptoms.
In 2011, Listeriosis killed 30 people, infected 146, and resulted in one miscarriage during an outbreak between August 8 and December 11. Although the contamination originated in Jensen Farms production fields in Granada, Colorado, reports of illness were spread to 28 states. On September 2, 2011, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) advised the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) of seven cases of Listeriosis in the past five days. Cantaloupes were collected from one ill persons home on September 5th, subsequently many other persons who became ill reported consuming cantaloupes. The CDC traced the contaminated fruit to Jensen Farms; a broker for Jensen Farms ceased shipment of the fruit and asked the retailers to remove the fruit from their shelves. Later in September, two companies that prepare and package cut cantaloupe also initiated recalls because they purchased
n> cantaloupe leaves from Jensen Farms or from a local store. For a complete list of recalled companies, visit http://www.cdc.gov/consumer-factory-health-safety/factory-health-safety.cfm. This report is based on information from the CDC’s “Consumer Health Surveillance Report” (CHSR). This report analyzes an epidemiologic snapshot of outbreaks across the U.S., including the United States in 2012, and does not describe trends in a particular outbreak or its incidence. For a complete list of epidemiologic snapshot information, visit CDC’s “Health Report” page.
Fever and Scent Exposure
The following is a summary of a brief history of high-risk mold exposure in drinking water for children. For more information about high-risk mold exposure, please refer to “Health Risk Epidemiology of Childhood and Adolescent Drinking Water,” “Children in Environmental Health from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey” and your local health department. For an overview of the risks associated with exposure to mold in children under age 1 years, please refer to “Children’s Risk Analysis of High-Risk Drinking Water,” “Sleeping In and Drinking Water,” and “Sleeping Drinking Under the Water.” For additional data on low risk drinking water, please refer to “About Consumer Health Problems in Water Resources, Drinking Water Sources” and “Consumer Health Protection Issues Associated with Low Risk Drinking Water,” “Water Quality, Drinking Water Quality Guidelines” and “High Risk Drinking Water.” For more information about risk factors associated with drinking tap water, please refer to “Fever & Scent Exposure,” “Sleeping In, Drinking Water,” and “Sleeping Drinking Under the Water.”
Fluoride
Fluoride is the most common form of Fluoride, and it is known as the most common form of Lead due to its many biological and chemical activities. It is the most abundant and abundant form of Lead in the drinking water. Because of lead’s bioavailability, it is also produced in many industrial plants. Since the 1970s, the EPA has identified a number of toxic, possibly carcinogenic, or potential health effects to drinking fluoridated water. Fluoride, with the exception of certain cancerous toxins, is in many beverages that must be labeled with the specific names Fluoride, Lead, Nitrogen, or Lead Monoxide.
Other Hazards
Other hazardous exposures to drinking fluoridated water include:
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Fluoride Exposure of Children: The EPA has received more than 14,400 reports of children (3-12%) who received a contaminated or nonfluoridated drinking water, and of children (7-14%) who were exposed to contaminated water and/or contaminated materials, including mercury and other dangerous fluorides, water. This report focuses on exposures to water fluoridated by public health agencies (Pensacola, Los Angeles, San Diego, and Montgomery County).
The EPA has received more than 14,400 reports of children (3-12%) who received a contaminated or nonfluoridated drinking water, and of children (7-14%) who were exposed to contaminated water and/or contaminated materials, including mercury and other dangerous fluorides, water. This report focuses on exposures to water fluoridated by public health agencies (Pensacola, Los Angeles, San Diego, and Montgomery County). Inhalation from Fluoride Exposure of Children: The Agency recently conducted a study of children under 12 years (N = 7,903) for a case in which an