E. Coli Is Everywhere
<p> 《365个英语小故事》:实用简洁的小故事，都是日常生活小故事，在学习英语的同时了解美国文化，循序渐进，轻松掌握。</p><p> <span word="We">We</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="Escherichia">Escherichia</span> <span word="coli">coli</span> <span word="bacteria">bacteria</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="intestines">intestines</span>. <span word="These">These</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="strains">strains</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bacteria">bacteria</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="digest">digest</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="food">food</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="billions">billions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="bacteria">bacteria</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="intestines">intestines</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="feces">feces</span>. <span word="Of">Of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hundreds">hundreds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="strains">strains</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="E">E</span>. <span word="coli">coli</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="strains">strains</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="us">us</span>. <span word="These">These</span> <span word="strains">strains</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="cause">cause</span> <span word="stomach">stomach</span> <span word="problems">problems</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="diarrhea">diarrhea</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="worst">worst</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="strains">strains</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="labeled">labeled</span> <span word="E">E</span>. <span word="coli">coli</span> 0157. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="strain">strain</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="healthy">healthy</span> <span word="cows">cows</span>, <span word="sheep">sheep</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="goats">goats</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="gets">gets</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="humans">humans</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="causes">causes</span> <span word="illness">illness</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="strain">strain</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="kill">kill</span> <span word="humans">humans</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="rarely">rarely</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="kills">kills</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="red">red</span> <span word="blood">blood</span> <span word="cells">cells</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="causes">causes</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="kidneys">kidneys</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="functioning">functioning</span>. <span word="Hospitalization">Hospitalization</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="transfusions">transfusions</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="necessary">necessary</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="prevent">prevent</span> <span word="death">death</span>.</p><p> <span word="Most">Most</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="mildly">mildly</span> <span word="sick">sick</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="E">E</span>. <span word="coli">coli</span> 0157. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="symptoms">symptoms</span>: <span word="stomach">stomach</span> <span word="cramps">cramps</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="diarrhea">diarrhea</span> . <span word="These">These</span> <span word="symptoms">symptoms</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="susceptible">susceptible</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="severe">severe</span> <span word="symptoms">symptoms</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span>, <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 100,000 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="infected">infected</span> <span word="annually">annually</span>. <span word="People">People</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="contaminated">contaminated</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="develop">develop</span> <span word="immunity">immunity</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="infection">infection</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="primary">primary</span> <span word="sources">sources</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="infection">infection</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="contaminated">contaminated</span> <span word="water">water</span>, <span word="undercooked">undercooked</span> <span word="hamburger">hamburger</span>, <span word="unwashed">unwashed</span> <span word="fruits">fruits</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="vegetables">vegetables</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="unpasteurized">unpasteurized</span> <span word="milk">milk</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="milk">milk</span> <span word="products">products</span>. <span word="Swimming">Swimming</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="swallowing">swallowing</span> <span word="contaminated">contaminated</span> <span word="lake">lake</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="result">result</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="infection">infection</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span>, <span word="outbreaks">outbreaks</span> <span word="involving">involving</span> <span word="hundreds">hundreds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="traced">traced</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="undercooked">undercooked</span> <span word="hamburgers">hamburgers</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="fast">fast</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="restaurants">restaurants</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="packaged">packaged</span> <span word="vegetable">vegetable</span> <span word="products">products</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="spinach">spinach</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="petting">petting</span> <span word="zoos">zoos</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="preventive">preventive</span> <span word="measures">measures</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="wash">wash</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="hands">hands</span> <span word="often">often</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="wash">wash</span> <span word="thoroughly">thoroughly</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="toilet">toilet</span>.</p>
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