You have failed to read and comprehend the subject matter of this discussion thread. The topic of the article is the lawsuit which alleges the beef meatloaf dinner takeout from a Bob Evans restaurant caused the elderly man and wife to suffer illness as a result of food poisoning by an E. coli contamination.
The medical professionals at WebMD stated: “A new report shows cases of E. coli O157:H7 infections, one of the most severe food-borne illnesses, dropped by 36% from 2002 to 2003. Most illnesses caused by E. coli infections are the result of eating undercooked, contaminated ground beef.”
You wrote: “Most e-coli infections are from fecally tainted produce....”
You obviously failed to read and comprehend the subject matter of this discussion thread, when you failed to recognize the difference between the lawsuit talking about the illness caused by the alleged E. coli contamination of the Bob Evans meatloaf dinner and the WebMD comment “Most illnesses caused by E. coli infections” versus your changing of the subject to talk about the number of all E. coli infections, and not just the most common North American causes of E. coli illnesses.
The lawsuit and the WebMD are talking about the number of E. coli illnesses. The vast majority of E. coli infections, i.e. non-STEC 0157, do not cause serious illness.
WebMD says: Most illnesses caused by E. coli infections are the result of eating undercooked, contaminated ground beef.”
The CDC says: “Escherichia coli (E. coli) bacteria normally live in the intestines of people and animals.... Some kinds of E. coli cause disease by making a toxin called Shiga toxin. The bacteria that make these toxins are called “Shiga toxin-producing” E. coli, or STEC for short.... The most commonly identified STEC in North America is E. coli O157:H7 (often shortened to E. coli O157 or even just “O157”). When you hear news reports about outbreaks of “E. coli” infections, they are usually talking about E. coli O157.... Where do STEC come from? STEC live in the guts of ruminant animals, including cattle, goats, sheep, deer, and elk. The major source for human illnesses is cattle.
So, when you write: “Then why did you knowingly post the nonsense?”, my response must be to question why do you post nonsense claims about the number of E. coli infections which are not relevant with respect to the prevalence of E. Coli STEC 0157:H7 illness in humans that is the topic of the lawsuit regarding a Bob Evans beef meatloaf dinner?
You obviously are a good little robot.
What I posted is the real facts, worship whatever you wish.
Go back to your case of Bud.