THE OUTBREAK OF E.COLI INVESTIGATION CONDUCTED BY: RITHVIK,
NATHAN, SHRUTHI, AND SHRIYA POWERPOINT ASSEMBLED BY RITHVIK
BOBBILI
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BARROW COUNTY RECENTLY, WE HAVE HAD MANY PEOPLE BECOME ILL AND
SOME PEOPLE DIE. THIS TRAGEDY HAS BEEN VERY SAD, BUT WE MUST MAKE
SURE THIS WONT HAPPEN IN THE FUTURE. TO DO SO WE HAVE MADE A NEW
LAYOUT FOR THE FAIR GROUNDS NEXT YEAR AND SOME OTHER ACTIONS NEEDED
TO BE DONE. IN THE FUTURE, WE MAY MAKE OTHER CHANGES TOO.
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THE CULPRIT WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO ALL OF THESE PEOPLE WHO HAVE
GOT SICK? ESCHERICHIA COLI (ALSO CALLED E.COLI) HAS STRUCK THEM.
SENIORS, CHILDREN, AND PEOPLE WHO HAVE WEAKENED IMMUNE SYSTEMS FOR
ANY REASON ARE MORE VULNERABLE, BUT WE WONT LEAVE IT UP TO OUR
IMMUNE SYSTEMS TO PROTECT US NEXT TIME. FIRST, LETS TAKE A LOOK AT
E. COLI CHARACTERISTICS TO GET AN IDEA ABOUT WHAT IS E. COLI.
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E. COLI CHARACTERISTICS E. COLI USUALLY EFFECTS ELDERS AND
CHILDREN E.COLI MAY BE LIVING IN AN ANIMALS DIGESTIVE SYSTEM, BUT
IT MAY NOT AFFECT THE ANIMAL E.COLI MAY ALSO COME FROM HUMAN OR
ANIMAL FECES E.COLI SHOULD NOT BE TREATED WITH ANTIBIOTICS E. COLI
IS ALSO KNOWN TO BE KILLED IF PLACED ON COPPER
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E. COLI SYMPTOMS BLOODY DIARRHEA SEVERE STOMACH ACHES NAUSEA
FEVER DEHYDRATION KIDNEY FAILURE MIGHT EVEN CAUSE A DEATH AFTER
SEVERE DEHYDRATION A GASTROINTESTINAL ILLNESS HEMOLYTIC UREMIC
SYNDROME (HUS) BREAKS UP RED BLOOD CELLS AND CAUSES THE CROWDING OF
PLATELETS. THIS RESULTED IN REDUCED BLOOD FLOW IN THE SMALL BLOOD
VESSELS CAUSING KIDNEY FAILURE
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HOW TO TREAT E.COLI ALTHOUGH THERE IS NO CURE, OR MEDICINE FOR
E. COLI, THERE ARE STILL THINGS YOU SHOULD DO IN ORDER TO GET RID
OF E. COLI. FIRST AND MOST IMPORTANT, DRINK LOT OF FLUIDS (WATER,
JUICE, BUT PREFERABLY WATER) AND DONT DRINK SALTWATER BECAUSE
SALTWATER ACTUALLY DEHYDRATES YOU. WITH THE FLUIDS, YOU SHOULD ALSO
GET LOTS OF REST. ANOTHER THING YOU SHOULD DO IS HAVE A BLOOD
TRANSFUSION, TO TREAT ANEMIA BY GIVING YOU ADDITIONAL OXYGEN-RICH
RED BLOOD CELLS. ALSO, DO NOT TAKE ANTIBIOTICS. MANY ANTIDIARRHEAL
PRODUCTS SLOW THE RATE AT WHICH FOOD AND WASTE PRODUCTS MOVE
THROUGH THE INTESTINES. THIS MAY ALLOW MORE TIME FOR THE BODY TO
ABSORB THE POISONS PRODUCED BY THE BACTERIA, INCREASING THE RISK OF
COMPLICATIONS SUCH AS SEVERE BLOOD AND KIDNEY PROBLEMS. THIS IS
VERY IMPORTANT. IF IT GOES ALL THE WAY TO KIDNEY FAILURE, THEN TRY
TO GET A KIDNEY TRANSPLANT FOR THE PATIENT. THESE ARE SOME WAYS HOW
TO TREAT E.COLI.
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MEDICINES TO AVOID NON-PRESCRIPTION DRUGS LOPERAMIDE PRODUCTS.
THESE INCLUDE IMODIUM, MAALOX, AND OTHER ANTIDIARRHEAL PRODUCTS.
NOTE: ONLY THOSE PRODUCTS THAT LIST LOPERAMIDE IN THEIR INGREDIENTS
SHOULD BE AVOIDED. PRODUCTS CONTAINING SALICYLATES. THESE INCLUDE
PEPTO- BISMOL AND SIMILAR BISMUTH-BASED ANTIDIARRHEAL PRODUCTS,
ASPIRIN, AND IBUPROFEN (SUCH AS ADVIL). SALICYLATES CAN INCREASE
BLEEDING FROM THE INTESTINES. ALSO, SALICYLATES ARE ASSOCIATED WITH
REYE SYNDROME, A RARE BUT SERIOUS ILLNESS IN CHILDREN PRESCRIPTION
DRUGS DIFENOXIN WITH ATROPINEE (MOTOFENN) DIPHENOXYLATE WITH
ATROPINE (LOMOTILL) LOPERAMIDE (PRESCRIPTION-STRENGTH IMODIUM)
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WHERE E.COLI MOST LIKELY CAME FROM ELEPHANT EARS HAMBURGERS
(UNDERCOOKED MEAT) HOMEMADE ICE CREAM (MILK) THE PETTING ZOO
UNSANITARY HANDS AFTER LEAVING THE FAIR POSSIBLE FECES IN THE
ANIMAL BARNS (HORSE FECES, COW FECES, ETC..) THE CHURCH CAMP (
MAYBE THE CANDY)
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HERE IS A MAP FOR NEXT YEARS COUNTY FAIR LAYOUT
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OTHER ACTIONS NEEDED TO BE TAKEN INSPECT ALL THE FOOD BOOTHS
NEXT TIME MAKE SURE THAT THERE IS NO ANIMAL FECES AT ANY OF THE
ANIMAL ACTIVITIES USE COPPER TO MAKE ITEMS ( E.X. BASKETBALL HOOPS,
PLATES, WATER FOUNTAINS) PUT IN MCDONALD'S, WENDYS, AND BURGER
KINGS TO MAKE SURE THE FOOD IS CLEANER. TRUE, EVEN THERE THEY MIGHT
CONTAMINATE THE FOOD SOMEHOW BUT SINCE THESE RESTAURANTS ARE MORE
REPUTABLE, THEY WOULDNT WANT THE PUBLIC TO STOP BUYING FROM THEM
BECAUSE THEIR FOOD IS UNSAFE. THUS THEY WOULD BE MORE CAREFUL THEN
OTHERS
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OTHER ACTIONS NEEDED TO BE TAKEN (CONT.) THE GARDEN SPOT SHOULD
BE CLOSED DOWN FOR TWO WEEKS SO A THOROUGH INSPECTION CAN BE DONE
NEXT TIME, IF ANY FOOD VENDOR FAILS THE INSPECTION THEY SHOULD BE
SHUT DOWN IF A KID FALLS SICK, THEY SHOULD STAY AWAY FROM SCHOOL
AND OTHER KIDS
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TO MAKE SURE NO ONE DIES NEXT TIME LOOK FOR: RASHES DIARRHEA
DEHYDRATION KIDNEY FAILURE SIMILAR SYMPTOMS WITH THIS YEARS E.COLI
OUTBREAK
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INFORMATION WE USED MAP OF THE FAIR MAP OF BARROW COUNTY
CONTAGIOUS DISEASE REPORTS MEMOS FROM DR.BILLMAN NEWSPAPER ARTICLE
FROM BARROW COUNTY
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