What to know about the listeria outbreak linked to deli meats. Doctor explains.

Published: Jul 28, 2024 Duration: 00:02:50 Category: News & Politics

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Intro DEGREES. 85 YOUR HIGH TODAY. >>> CDC A NATIONWIDE OUTBREAK OF LISTERIA HAS BEEN LINKED TO SLICED DELI MEATS. IN OUR AREA HAVE REPORTED MULTIPLE HOSPITALIZATIONS AND ARE WARNING CONSUMERS TO AVOID DELI MEATS, ESPECIALLY PEOPLE WHO ARE MOST VULNERABLE TO SEVERE INFECTION. DR. KUMAR IS ON CALL. >> GOOD MORNING. >> LET'S TALK ABOUT WHAT LISTERIA IS. >> LISTERIA IS A BACTERIA FOUND IN PLANTS. IT'S SOUND IN SOIL AND IT'S INCREDIBLY STURDY. IT CAN WITHSTAND HIGH TEMPERATURES LIKE BEING IN A FREEZER OR A REGULAR REFRIGERATOR. IT STICKS TO SURFACES. IT STICKS TO HANDS AND CAN EASILY CONTAMINATE AREAS AND SURFACES. >> WHAT SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF LISTERIA INFECTION SHOULD WE BE LOOKING OUT FOR? Signs and Symptoms >> SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS, IT CAN BE DAYS TO EVEN SEVERAL WEEKS BEFORE PEOPLE SHOW SYMPTOMS SO THEY DON'T EVEN REALIZE THEY'RE INFECTED. FIRST LOOKING FOR FLU-LIKE SYMPTOMS LIKE FEVER, MUSCLE ACHES, NAUSEA, VOMITING, DIARRHEA. WHAT'S MOST CONCERNING IS IT CAN CAUSE INFLAMMATION TO THE BRAIN. NEUROLOGIC SYMPTOMS. HEADACHE, CONFUSION. EVEN DEATH. >> OH MY GOODNESS. WHO ARE MOST VULNERABLE FOR THIS LISTERIA INFECTION? >> PEOPLE WHO ARE IMMUNO COMPROMISED. PEOPLE ON HIGH DOSE STEROIDS, AUTO IMMUNE DISEASE, PEOPLE UNDERGOING CANCER THERAPY. OLDER PEOPLE. PEOPLE OVER THE AGE OF 65 AND THEN MOST IMPORTANTLY, PREGNANT WOMEN. LISTERIA IS INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS TO PREGNANT WOMEN. CAN CAUSE MISCARRIAGE. CAN CAUSE INFECTION WITH THE FETUS. SO VERY IMPORTANT FOR PREGNANT WOMEN WHO ARE LISTENING TO BE CAREFUL DURING THIS TIME. >> ANY ADVICE FOR PEOPLE WHILE THIS CLEARS UP? >> YOU KNOW, WHILE THIS IS Avoid Deli Meats CLEARING UP LET'S AVOID THOSE SLICED DELI MEATS. OVER THE WEEKEND, 200,000 POUNDS OF DELI MEAT WAS RECALLED. SO LET'S GIVE IT A FEW MORE WEEKS BEFORE IT CLEARS UP. IF YOU DID PURCHASE DELI MEAT AND IT'S IN YOUR REFRIGERATOR. IT THIS CAN CONTAMINATE SURFACES. CLEAN OUT YOUR REFRIGERATOR. IF YOU'RE INSISTING ON EATING THOSE, HEAT THEM UP TO 165 DEGREES BEFOREHAND. DON'T GIVE THOSE DELI MEATS TO YOUR PETS. CAN BE, YEAH, FATAL TO PET AS WELL. AND THEN, YOU KNOW, GET A MEATBALL SUB. YOU KNOW? NO TURKEY SUBS FOR THE NEXT FEW WEEKS. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US. >> GOOD TO SEE YOU. >> REMEMBER YOU CAN SEE

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