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Epidemics in Germany: E.coli and super bacteria outbreak in Germany in 2011

Epidemics in Germany: E.coli and super bacteria outbreak in Germany in 2011. Emily Pope period:2 quarter:3. E.Coli Outbreak in Germany 2011.

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Epidemics in Germany: E.coli and super bacteria outbreak in Germany in 2011

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  1. Epidemics in Germany: E.coli and super bacteria outbreak in Germany in 2011 Emily Pope period:2 quarter:3

  2. E.Coli Outbreak in Germany 2011 • In June of 2011 the death toll of the E.coli outbreak in Germany was around 35 and health officials said about 100 patients had severe kidney damage. • The source of infection had been identified as bean sprouts from an organic farm in northern Germany. • It was originally believed that cucumbers from Spain had caused the outbreak. • At least 3,255 people had fallen ill, mostly in Germany, of whom at least 812 had acomplication that could be fatal. • About 100 patients with damaged kidneys needed transplants or life-long dialysis, one health expert said.

  3. Study of E.Coli Outbreak, june 2011

  4. E.Coli Outbreak caused by O104:H4 Bacteria • World Health Organization (WHO) said that the strain of enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli that has infected the Europeans, is a fundamentally new organism with which medicine has not previously encountered. • Strain O104: H4 is a mutated form of the two different bacteria Escherichia coli. • Expert on food safety, WHO Hilda Cruz believes that the new strain is "more contagious and more toxic in comparison to the bacteria that inspired it. • According to the epidemiological observations, infection with E. coli O104: H4 is often complicated by hemolytic uremic syndrome, which is fraught with acute renal failure, central nervous system and poses a threat to life. • Typical symptoms - bloody diarrhea, fever and vomiting. They add a speech disorder and seizures.

  5. E.Coli Bacteria

  6. Effects of the E.coli Epidemic in Germany • The bacterium that was terrifying Germany was an enterohemorrhagic strain of the bacterium Escherichia coli (EHEC), a close relative of harmless intestinal bacteria, but one that produces the dangerous Shiga toxin. • After an incubation period of two to 10 days, patients experience watery or bloody diarrhea. • 10 days after the diarrhea begins, the red blood cells suddenly disintegrate, blood clotting stops working and the kidneys fail. In many cases patients need dialysis to stay alive. • In Germany, about 60 people a year contract hemolytic-uremic syndrome after being infected with EHEC. • Russia banned imports of cucumbers, tomatoes and fresh salad from Spain and Germany.

  7. E.Coli Patients in a Hospital

  8. FRAGEN!!!! :D Let’s see if you were Paying attention…… • 1.) Russia banned imported vegetables from which 2 countries? • a.) Spain and Japan • b.) Germany and England • c.) Spain and Germany • 2.) After the 2011 E.coli outbreak in Germany, how many patients had severe kidney damage? • a.) 35 • b.) 100 • c.) eleventy-four

  9. Answers :3 • 1.) C • 2.) B

  10. Work Cited • http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-13746682 • http://www.myxnews.com/2011/06/epidemic-in-germany-has-caused.html • http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/the-epidemic-detectives-the-hunt-for-the-source-of-germany-s-e-coli-outbreak-a-765777.html

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