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Ama-Escherichia coli (E. coli) abaktheriya ahlala ngokujwayelekile ezibindini zabantu nabanye izilwane abaphilileyo. Iningi lezizinhlobo ze-E. coli alinawo ubungozi noma libangele ukulunywa okufushane nje. Kodwa izinhlobo ezimbalwa, njenge-E. coli O157:H7, zingabangela ukubamba okukhulu esiswini, ukulunywa kwegazi nokuhlanza. Ungase ukhululeke ku-E. coli ngamanzi noma ukudla okungcolile — ikakhulukazi imifino eluhlaza nemifino ebilisiwe. Abantu abadala abaphilileyo ngokuvamile bayaphila ngokulimala kwe-E. coli O157:H7 kungakapheli isonto. Abantwana abancinyane nabantu abadala banengozi enkulu yokuthuthukisa uhlobo oluyingozi lokwehluleka kwesibindi.

Izimpawu nezimpawu zokutheleleka yi-E. coli O157:H7 ngokuvamile ziqala ezinsukwini ezintathu noma ezine ngemuva kokubekwa ebungozini yi-bacteria. Kodwa ungagula ngokushesha ngosuku olulodwa ngemuva kokubekwa ebungozini noma ngemuva kweviki. Izimpawu nezimpawu zihlanganisa: Ukululama, okungase kuhluke kusuka kokulula nokungena manzi kuya kokukhulu nogazi Ubuhlungu besisu, ubuhlungu noma ubuhlungu Nausea nokugabha, kwabanye abantu Xhumana nodokotela wakho uma ukululama kwakho kuqhubeka, kunzima noma kukhulu igazi.

Xhumana nodokotela wakho uma ukweluka kwakho kuqhubeka, kunzima noma kukhuluga igazi.

Izinhlobo ezimbalwa kuphela ze-E. coli ezibangela ukubanda. Uhlobo lwe-E. coli O157:H7 luphakathi kweqembu le-E. coli elikhiqiza i-toxin enamandla eyonakalisa ukugqoka kwamathumbu amancane. Lokhu kungabangela ukubanda kwegazi. Uthola ukutheleleka kwe-E. coli uma uginya leli hlobo lebhaktheriya. Ngokungafani nezinye izifo eziningi ezingabangela izifo, i-E. coli ingabangela ukutheleleka ngisho noma ungaginya inani elincane. Ngenxa yalokhu, ungagula nge-E. coli ngokudla ihambaga engaphekwe kahle noma ngokugwinya umlomo wamanzi angcolile. Imithombo engaba khona yokubekwa engcupheni ihlanganisa ukudla noma amanzi angcolile nokuthintana komuntu nomuntu. Indlela evamile kakhulu yokuthola ukutheleleka kwe-E. coli ukudla ukudla okungcolile, njengokuba yi: Inyama eyi-Ground beef. Uma izinkomo zibulawa futhi zicutshungulwa, amabhaktheriya e-E. coli ezibilisini zawo angangena enyameni. Inyama eyi-Ground beef ihlanganisa inyama evela ezilwaneni eziningi ezahlukene, okwandisa ingozi yokungcola. Ubisi olungaphekwanga. Amabhaktheriya e-E. coli esifubeni senkomo noma emishini yokucubungula ubisi angangena ebisini eluluhlaza. Imikhiqizo emisha. Ukugeleza kwezinkomo kungangcola amasimu lapho imikhiqizo emisha ikhuliswa khona. Imifino ethile, njenge-spinach ne-lettuce, iyingozi kakhulu kulolu hlobo lokungcola. Umathambo womuntu nezilwane angangcola amanzi angaphansi komhlaba nawo angaphezulu, kuhlanganise imifula, imifula, amachibi namanzi asetshenziswa ekuthambiseni izilimo. Nakuba izinhlelo zokuphepha zamanzi eziningi zisebenzisa i-chlorine, ukukhanya okungabonakali noma i-ozone ukubulala i-E. coli, ezinye izifo ze-E. coli ziye zahlanganiswa nemithombo yamanzi yasemadolobheni engcolile. Imithombo yamanzi yasemakhaya iyimbangela enkulu yokukhathazeka ngoba abaningi abanandlela yokubulala amabhaktheriya amanzi. Imithombo yamanzi yasemakhaya iyona evame ukungcola. Abanye abantu nabo baye batheleleka yi-E. coli ngemuva kokubhukuda ezibungweni noma emachibini angcolile ngamathambo. Amabhaktheriya e-E. coli angahamba kalula umuntu nomuntu, ikakhulukazi uma abantu abadala nabantwana abanegciwane abagezi izandla zabo kahle. Amalungu omndeni wabantwana abancinyane abane-E. coli infection avame kakhulu ukuyithola bona. Izifo ziye zenzeka phakathi kwabantwana abavakashela izindawo zokudlala zezilwane kanye nezikhumba zezilwane ezihlolweni zasemadolobheni.

I-E. coli lingathinta noma ubani ovezwe kubhaktheriya. Kodwa abanye abantu banesilinganiso esiphezulu sokuthola izinkinga kunabanye. Izici eziyingozi zihlanganisa: Iminyaka. Abantwana abancane nabantu abadala banesilinganiso esiphezulu sokuhlupheka ukugula okubangelwa yi-E. coli nezinhlungu ezingathi sína ezivela ekuthelelekeni. Izistimu zokulwa nezifo ezibuthakathaka. Abantu abanezinhlelo zokulwa nezifo ezibuthakathaka—ezivela ku-AIDS noma emithi yokwelapha umdlavuza noma ukuvimbela ukwenqatshwa kwezihlobo—banesilinganiso esiphezulu sokuhlupheka ukugula ngokudla i-E. coli. Ukudla izinhlobo ezithile zokudla. Ukudla okungozi kuhlanganisa ihambaga engaphekwe kahle; ubisi olungaphekwanga, ijusi le-apple noma i-cider; nama-cheese abuthakathaka enziwe ngobisi olungaphekwanga. Isikhathi sonyaka. Nakuba kungacaci ukuthi kungani, iningi lemikhuhlane ye-E. coli e-U.S. kwenzeka kusukela ngoJuni kuya kuSepthemba. Amazinga e-asidi yesisu aphansi. I-asidi yesisu inikeza ukuvikelwa okuthile ngokumelene ne-E. coli. Uma uthatha imithi yokunciphisa i-asidi yesisu, njenge-esomeprazole (Nexium), i-pantoprazole (Protonix), i-lansoprazole (Prevacid) ne-omeprazole (Prilosec), ungase ukhulisa ingozi yokutheleleka yi-E. coli.

Abantu abadala abaningi abaphilile bayaphola ekusabela yi-E. coli kungakapheli isonto. Abanye abantu — ikakhulu izingane ezincane nabantu abadala — bangathuthukisa uhlobo oluyingozi lokwehluleka kwesibindi oluthiwa yi-hemolytic uremic syndrome.