Listeria (Listeriosis) | Listeria | CDC
www.cdc.gov › listeria › indexListeria(Listeriosis) Listeriosis is a serious infection usually caused by eating food contaminated with the bacterium Listeria monocytogenes. An estimated 1,600 people get listeriosis each year, and about 260 die. The infection is most likely to sicken pregnant women and their newborns, adults aged 65 or older, and people with weakened immune ...
Listeriat – Wikipedia
https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/ListeriatListeria on grampositiivisten bakteerien suku, joka on nimetty englantilaisen kirurgin Joseph Listerin mukaan. Sukuun kuuluu kuusi lajia. Tunnetuin listeriabakteeri on L. monocytogenes, joka aiheuttaa listerioosiksi kutsuttua tartuntatautia. L. ivanovii voi tartuttaa eläimiä, esimerkiksi lampaita ja karjaeläimiä. Muiden listeriabakteerien ei tiedetä aiheuttavan mitään sairauksia.
Listeria - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org › wiki › ListeriaListeria is a genus of bacteria that acts as an intracellular parasite in mammals. Until 1992, 10 species were known, each containing two subspecies. By 2020, 21 species had been identified. The genus received its current name, after the British pioneer of sterile surgery Joseph Lister, in 1940.
Symptoms | Listeria | CDC
www.cdc.gov › listeria › symptomsPeople other than pregnant women: Symptoms can include headache, stiff neck, confusion, loss of balance, and convulsions in addition to fever and muscle aches. People with invasive listeriosis usually report symptoms starting 1 to 4 weeks after eating food contaminated with Listeria; some people have reported symptoms starting as late as 70 ...