Women And Relationship

Beware of Listeriosis during Pregnancy

Listeriosis is a bacterial infection caused by the bacterium Listeria monocytogenes. This disease can affect anyone, whether adults or children. And unfortunately, the bacterium Listeria monocytogenes can infect healthy people without causing significant symptoms.

And even worse, listeriosis can easily attack adults, children or pregnant women who have low immunity levels, and at risk from diseases other, more dangerous, such as pneumonia, meningitis. And in pregnant women, listeriosis potentially harm the fetus or newborn baby, such as premature babies, miscarriage or the baby died after birth.

Transmission
Listeria monocytogenes bacteria can be transmitted through soil and water. If from the ground, then these bacteria can contaminate vegetables. Animals were also potentially affected the bacteria, which comes from animal foods. In humans, could be transmitted through food and beverages that have been contaminated, such as meat, cheese, milk, chicken, vegetables, shellfish and others. Especially in the food or beverage that is not cooked properly and until cooked perfectly. However, a little also, the source of transmission is unknown.

Symptom
Symptoms of listeriosis is almost similar to fever, vomiting, diarrhea, difficulty breathing, lazy, and no appetite. And in pregnant women, listeriosis is usually flu-like symptoms and fever.

Although the pregnant women, listeriosis symptoms (flu and fever) are often overlooked, but pregnant women should also introspective, if experiencing flu accompanied by fever over 38 degrees Celsius, you should immediately consult a doctor to know whether the disease was only common diseases or exactly listeriosis.

Medical action
To determine whether positive or negative (from the symptoms of listeriosis), it will usually be the doctor will perform blood tests or urine. And if it is positive (listeriosis), so pregnant women will be given antibiotics to prevent infection in the fetus or the baby will be born, and will continue to receive treatment on a regular basis to enter the labor.

In addition, antibiotics are also given in adults or children afflicted by this disease.

Prevention tips
As a precaution, women, especially pregnant women can do preventive measures to prevent contracting the bacteria Listeria monocytogenes causes listeriosis, any easy way, namely by:

• Avoid eating raw or undercooked foods perfect. Likewise with beverages, make sure you drink mineral water, hygienic.

• Wash all food ingredients, vegetables and fruits to completely clean, before processed or consumed.

• Wash hands with soap to clean hands before cooking, after cooking and before eating, and after activities that intersect with dirt or dust.

• Make sure the refrigerator and kitchen conditions are always in clean condition.

• Place or store leftovers in clean containers and sealed, to avoid exposure to bacteria, especially Listeria monocytogenes.

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