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  2. Enteroaggregative Escherichia coli - Wikipedia

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    Although public water systems use chlorine and other chemicals to kill such organisms like E. coli, some outbreaks have been linked to contaminated water supplies. contaminated food – the most common way to get an E.coli infection is by eating contaminated food such as ground beef, unpasteurized milk and fresh produce.

  3. Enteroinvasive Escherichia coli - Wikipedia

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    Enterotoxigenic E. coli (ETEC) produces a toxin that acts on the intestinal lining, and is the most common cause of traveler's diarrhea. Enteropathogenic E. coli (EPEC) can cause diarrhea outbreaks in newborn nurseries. Enteroaggregative E. coli (EAggEC) can cause acute and chronic (long-lasting) diarrhea in children.

  4. Enterocolitis - Wikipedia

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    Enterocolitis is an inflammation of the digestive tract, involving enteritis of the small intestine and colitis of the colon. [1] It may be caused by various infections, with bacteria, viruses, fungi, parasites, or other causes.

  5. Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli - Wikipedia

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    Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) is a type of Escherichia coli and one of the leading bacterial causes of diarrhea in the developing world, [1] as well as the most common cause of travelers' diarrhea. [2] Insufficient data exists, but conservative estimates suggest that each year, about 157,000 deaths occur, mostly in children, from ETEC.

  6. What to know about deadly McDonald's E. coli outbreak

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    The CDC urges those who are experiencing severe E. coli symptoms and recently ate a McDonald's Quarter Pounder to contact their health care provider immediately. An earlier version of this story ...

  7. Pathogenic Escherichia coli - Wikipedia

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    E. coli bacteria often carry multiple drug resistance plasmids, and under stress, readily transfer those plasmids to other species. Mixing of species in the intestines allows E. coli to accept and transfer plasmids from and to other bacteria. Thus, E. coli and the other enterobacteria are important reservoirs of transferable antibiotic ...

  8. List of notifiable diseases - Wikipedia

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    Shiga toxin- and verocytotoxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC/VTEC) Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli infection Cholera-like diarrhea Escherichia coli O157:H7 or Shiga-toxin producing Escherichia coli: Encephalitis: Encephalitis: Encephalitis: Gonococcal infection: Gonococcal infection/Gonorrhea: Gonorrhea: Haemolytic uraemic syndrome (HUS)

  9. Escherichia coli O104:H4 - Wikipedia

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    Escherichia coli O104:H4 is an enteroaggregative Escherichia coli strain of the bacterium Escherichia coli, and the cause of the 2011 Escherichia coli O104:H4 outbreak. [1] The "O" in the serological classification identifies the cell wall lipopolysaccharide antigen, and the "H" identifies the flagella antigen.