Friday, November 18, 2011

People dead from Melon

 http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/44689523/ns/health-food_safety/t/cdc-confirms-dead-listeria-cantaloupe-outbreak/#.TscfRVZmk_c

Summary- Health  Officials  issued  a  warning  on  Cantaloupe. Four  people  died  from  Listeria  in  New  Mexico.  Listeria  is  basically  bacteria  that  is  can  be  deadly.  It  came  from  the  producing  area  of  Colorado  and is mostly blamed  for  this.  The  Disease Control and Prevention  needed  to  step  into  action, after  15  cases were  issued.  The  agency  said  this  is  the  first  Listeria  outbreak  in  the  United  States  that  was  linked  to  Cantaloupe.  Cantaloupe  is  amazing  but  be  careful  on  it because  you  don't  want  to  die.  Symptoms  of  Listeria are fever, muscle aches, diarrhea, headache, stiff neck, and confusion.  If  this  happens  when  your  pregnant  it  can  cause  miscarriages  and  still  birth.  It  mostly  came  from  the  Rocky  Ford  Region.  So  they  say  to  try  to  avoid it.

Critique- Good article I found in my old account.


Impact- I didn't want to eat anymore melon ha ha.
















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