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 * Monika Wassef

E. Coli Bacteria My movie is about a teacher named miss. Veronica and her student Sarah from english class. And another student that doesn't come to school for the past week named Mario. So miss. Veronica is asking about Mario and why isn't he coming to school since Sarah is his best friend. So sarah tells her that he is sick with a bacteria called E. Coli bacteria. and miss. Veronica asks about the bacteria and Sarah answers her. All that is happening after school outside the building.

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A. Overview a. Bacteria that causes diseases. b. Symptoms are worse for children and adults that have illnesses. c. Can get it from unwashed food, uncooked food, or drinking contaminated water. B. Pathology a. Bacteria infection b. Can be the cause of meningitis C. Symptoms a. Severe diarrhea (sometime bloody) b. Kidney failure c. Symptoms well start 7 days after your infected with the germ. d. Severe abdominal cramps e. Some of the infections well cause sores in your intestines f. Really dehydrated D. Acquisition a. By eating infected food i. Not washed vegetables ii. Not cooked properly iii. Drinking unpasteurized milk b. Passed from person to person if people hands not washed properly. E. Diagnosis a. When you throw-up b. When you have runs c. When your dehydrated d. The doctor has to use a stool culture to test if you have E. Coli e. The doctor needs to test the stool sample in 48 hours from the start of bloody diarrhea. F. Treatment a. You need to have antibiotics drugs like penicillin b. Replace some of the electrolytes c. And drink some water d. Don’t take any medications unless your doctor provides it e. If you’re dehydrated you need to go to the hospital immediately for some fluids to be put onto your veins.

G. Mortality rate a. Usually doesn’t cause death unless not treated b. E. Coli neonatal meningitis carries a mortality of 8% and it usually happens to the baby when the women are pregnant. H. Prevention a. Wash vegetables and fruits thoroughly b. Thoroughly cook meats c. Don’t swim in pools that are not lean d. Wash your hands with soap when you start cooking e. Cook ground beef until you see no pink f. Keep food refrigerated or frozen g. People with diarrhea must wash their hands with hot water and soap with at least 30 seconds. I. Miscellaneous info a. There is another name for E. Coli bacteria its Escherichia coli. b. E. Coli can infect men and women there is no difference in race. c. E. Coli bacteria can cause death if not treated quickly.

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