Listeria infection is a foodborne bacterial illness that can be very serious for pregnant women, people older than 65 and people with weakened immune systems. It's most commonly caused by eating improperly processed deli meats and unpasteurized milk products.
Healthy people rarely become ill from listeria infection, but the disease can be fatal to unborn babies, newborns and people with weakened immune systems. Prompt antibiotic treatment can help curb the effects of listeria infection.
We get this disease when we eat the food contaminated with listeria in 1 - 4 weeks of time span. We know this because this is the time period when the syntomps are clear to us and people mostly report they are suffering from this thing
The symptoms of this are -
- Fever
- Chills
- Muscle aches
- Nausea
- Diarrhea
Symptoms might begin a few days after you've eaten contaminated food, but it can take 30 days or more before the first signs and symptoms of infection begin.
If the listeria infection spreads to your nervous system, signs and symptoms can include:
- Headache
- Stiff neck
- Confusion or changes in alertness
- Loss of balance
- Convulsions
Hope it helps you!! ^_^
