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ecoli060916.sPubDate = "9/15/2006 11:25:08 PM GMT";
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ecoli060916.appHeader = "Fact file| E. coli: What you need to know";
ecoli060916.appFooter = "Source: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention";
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ecoli060916[i-1].body = "<li>A form of bacteria that commonly lives in the human body.<br><li>One strain releases a toxin that can cause severe illness.<br><li>The germ is present in uncooked beef, unpasteurized milk and juice, and on raw sprouts and lettuce.";

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ecoli060916[i-1].body = "<li>Abdominal cramps.<br><li>Severe, often bloody, diarrhea.<br><li>Kidney failure in the young, elderly or people with weak immune systems.<br>";

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ecoli060916[i-1].body = "<li>Every year in the U.S., approximately 73,000 people contract E. coli and about 61 people die from the infection.";

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ecoli060916[i-1].body = "<li>Wash all fruits and vegetables thoroughly.<br><li>Cook all ground beef and meat.<br><li>Drink only pasteurized milk and juice.<br><li>Don&#146;t swallow water in lakes or public pools.";

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ecoli060916[i-1].body = "<li>Don&#146;t prepare food for others.<br><li>Bathe alone.<br><li>Don&#146;t swim in public places.";

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