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Protect Your Baby and Yourself From Listeriosis
Pregnant women are at high risk for getting sick from Listeria,
harmful bacteria found in many foods. Listeria can lead to a disease
called listeriosis. Listeriosis can cause miscarriage, premature
delivery, serious sickness, or death of a newborn baby. If you
are pregnant, you need to know what foods are safe to eat.
How
will I know If I have listeriosis?
Because
the illness could take weeks to show up, you may not know you
have it.
What can I do to keep my baby and myself safe from listeriosis?
Do
not eat hot dogs, luncheon meats, bologna, or other deli meats
unless they are reheated until steaming hot.
Do
not eat refrigerated pâté, meat spreads from a meat
counter, or smoked seafood found in the refrigerated section of
the store. Foods that don’t need refrigeration, like canned tuna
and canned salmon, are okay to eat. Refrigerate after opening.Do
not drink raw (unpasteurized) milk and do not eat foods that have
unpasteurized milk in them.
Do
not eat salads made in the store such as ham salad, chicken salad,
egg salad, tuna salad, or seafood salad.
Do not eat soft cheese such as Feta, queso blanco, queso fresco,
Brie, Camembert cheeses, blue-veined cheeses, and Panela unless
it is labeled as made with pasteurized milk. Make sure the label
says, "MADE WITH PASTEURIZED MILK."
Early
signs may include fever, chills, muscle aches, diarrhea, and upset
stomach.
At
first, you may feel as if you have the flu. Later on, you could
have a stiff neck, headache, convulsions, or lose your balance.
Every
year, 2,500 Americans become sick from listeriosis, with 1 out
of 5 dying from the illness.
What
should I do If I think I have listeriosis?
Call
your doctor, nurse, or health clinic if you have any of the signs.
If you have listeriosis, your doctor can treat you.
REMEMBER:
Clean: Wash hands often with soap and warm water. Use
clean dishes, spoons, knives, and forks. Wash countertops with
hot soapy water and clean up spills right away.
Separate: Keep raw meat, fish, and poultry away from
other food that will not be cooked.
Cook: Cook food to a safe internal temperature. Check
with a food thermometer. Ground beef 160 °F; Chicken breasts
170 °F; Whole turkey 180 °F; Pork 160 °F.
Chill: Refrigerate or freeze within 2 hours–refrigerate
or freeze within 1 hour in hot weather (above 90 °F). Don't
leave meat, fish, poultry, or cooked food sitting out.
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