An infectious disease transmitted from animals to humans by the bacterium Listeria.
Infectious disease, caused by the bacterium Listeria monocytogenes, common in many animals and occasionally transmitted to humans, especially newborns or immunosuppressed persons. In humans, it causes a dark red rash, enlargement of the spleen and liver, endocarditis, fever, malaise, and other abnormalities, frequently progressing to meningitis and encephalitis. Treatment is by antibiotics.
A serious bacterial infection that is common in livestock and infects humans when food contaminated with the bacterium Listeria monocytogenes is ingested. The bacterium that causes listeriosis is found in the intestines of several different animals, including nonhuman mammals, birds, arachnids, and crustaceans, as well as in soil and water.
A rare disease, although the causal organism, Listeria monocytogenes, is widely distributed in soil, silage, water, and various animals, with consequent risk of food contamination for example, from unpasteurized soft cheese. Newborn babies may be at risk as a result of a mild or inapparent infection in the pregnant mother. The disease presents in two main forms: meningoencephalitis, or septicaemia with enlarged lymph glands. Elderly adults occasionally develop the first form, while younger adults are more likely to develop a mild or even inapparent form. The disease is treated with antibiotics such as amoxicillin or chloramphenicol.
Infection with Listeria monocytogenes, which causes mild food poisoning in the healthy and severe systemic disease in immunosuppressed patients, older adults, pregnant women, fetuses, and neonates (during the first 3 weeks of life). The organism may be found in unpasteurized milk, unprocessed soft cheeses, processed foods (e.g., lunch meats) contaminated after production, or vegetables contaminated by soil or water containing the organism. Unlike other food-borne pathogens, Listeria grows in refrigerated food; it also grows on the walls of refrigerators and can infect other foods. The organism is destroyed by heat; therefore the risk of contracting listeriosis derives from consuming foods served cold or not heated to 158°F for at least 2 min. The Department of Agriculture recommends that people at risk for infection should not eat hot dogs, lunch meats, dried sausage, raw milk, and soft cheese (e.g., brie, blue cheese) or cheese made from raw milk. In pregnant women, Listeria infects the amniotic fluid and causes spontaneous abortion, stillbirth, or premature birth with lethal listeriosis; in immunosuppressed adults and neonates, it most commonly causes meningitis.
A commonly gentle ailment resulting from foodborne infection caused by Listeria monocytogenes, but capable of posing severe or life-threatening consequences for infants, older individuals, and those with weakened immune systems. Furthermore, if contracted during pregnancy, it can lead to miscarriage, stillbirth, or preterm delivery.
A widespread infection found in both animals and humans.
Listeriosis is brought about by the bacterium Listeria Monocytogenes, which is prevalent in the environment, particularly in soil. Potential origins of human contraction of listeriosis encompass soft cheese, pre-packaged coleslaw and salads, and inadequately cooked meat.
In the majority of otherwise fit adults, the sole symptoms might comprise fever, muscle soreness, diarrhea, and abdominal discomfort. Nonetheless, in older individuals, those with compromised immunity, and newborn infants, listeriosis could pose a significant risk to life. Conditions such as pneumonia, blood poisoning (septicaemia), and inflammation of the brain’s covering membranes (meningitis) can ensue. Among pregnant women, infection might lead to a miscarriage or stillbirth.
Diagnosis of the condition involves conducting blood tests and examining additional bodily fluids, like cerebrospinal fluid. Treatment entails the use of antibiotic medications such as ampicillin and gentamicin.