E. Coli: Do you want to eat your meat now?

                E. Coli: a virus that is responsible for thousands of deaths annually. The virus is unknown; that is until you are lying in a hospital, fighting for your life, and wishing that you would’ve protected yourself from this unpleasant incident prior.

                Factory farms are a very huge source for E. Coli. Manure, rotting scraps of meat, puddles of blood, dirty knives and unsanitary conditions are all things that attract E. Coli. When you eat meat that was produced in a factory farm, you are already exposed to E. Coli, regardless of whether or not the meat you are eating contains E. Coli or not. Meat in factory farms is exposed to this deadly virus every day, as there is always E. Coli in any factory farm. If we change the way we look after our factory farms, the conditions will be cleaner; therefore, the likelihood of E. Coli will be much smaller. When factory farmers work, they cannot meet the satisfactions of the boss, and complete their load of work, as well as keep their working space sanitary. This is a huge problem; we are paying the price for careless work! Workers are put under a lot of stress to complete work, and if less meat was produced, and more care was put into the procedure, the people who eat this meat would be much safer.               

                Symptoms of E. Coli poisoning include: Mild or severe fevers, frequent abdominal pains, watery diarrhea, and sometimes even Anemia. If any of these are present to you, I recommend you see your doctor as soon as possible, as the earlier you get cured, the better chance of fighting the disease.

                Still curious and want to be more aware about E. Coli? Check out this website for more information: http://www.rightdiagnosis.com/e/e_coli_food_poisoning/intro.htm