E. coli is known as a bacterium that lives in the digestive tract of humans and animals. There are several types of this bacteria, most of which are harmless but some can cause severe diarrhea may be bloody, among the best known is the E. coli O157: H7, which some people may even cause anemia and kidney failure.
An infection with this bacterium can still get in contact with feces or feces of both animals and humans. This happens many times when you drink water or eat foods that have been somehow in contact with these elements. For example, it is common bacteria that contaminate the meat while it is processed. And if the meat is cooked over 71 degrees Celsius, the bacteria can survive and infect you when you eat it.
In fact this is one of the most common ways that people is infected with the bacteria. Also any food that has been in contact with raw meat can also become infected. Other foods that can carry the bacteria are raw milk or dairy products because the bacteria may have been transmitted through the udder of the cow, so it is important that these are pasteurized, also fruit and raw vegetables that may have been in contact with animal feces.
Another common form of infection of E. coli through the water in places where water has not been properly treated with elements such as chlorine, or when swimming in lakes or streams that may have been contaminated in some way. This bacterium is also transmitted from one person to another, usually when they do not wash their hands properly after using the bathroom. The bacteria can pass from hand to hand, or the person who has it may be left on objects.
