Tips For Listeria Control

There are many homes that fall prey to a type of bacteria called Listeria monocytogenes, which causes an illness called listeriosis. This microorganism may not sound very familiar to us, but our immune systems sure are. In fact, we can encounter this type of bacteria and we won't even notice it. That's because it only affects people who are immunocompromised, or those whose immune systems are not be at their best or are in a sensitive condition. Examples of immunocompromised individuals are pregnant women, cancer patients, infants and basically anyone who is battling some form of serious disease. This doesn't mean, however that because we are well, we can be reckless about the possibility of contracting listeriosis. We all need to be careful becasue we'll never know when we may be most at risk.

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