How Campylobacter Is Transmitted?
Most Campylobacter Infections Are Probably Acquired by Eating Raw or Undercooked Poultry or Eating Something That Touched It. Campylobacter Are Also...
Most Campylobacter infections are probably acquired by eating raw or undercooked poultry or eating something that touched it. Campylobacter are also transmitted by other foods, including seafood, meat, and produce; by contact with animals; and by drinking untreated water.
How can you prevent the spread of Campylobacter?
- Wash Your Hands. Campylobacter and other harmful germs can survive on your hands. ...
- Cook Food to the Right Temperature. Be extra careful with poultry, one of the top causes of Campylobacter illnesses in the United States. ...
- Drink Pasteurized Milk. ...
- Do Not Drink Untreated Water. ...
- Take Care with Pets.
How does Campylobacter cause disease in humans?
They can pass to humans when animal feces (poop) contaminate food, meats (especially chicken), water (streams or rivers near where animals graze), and unpasteurized (raw) milk. Once inside the human digestive system, Campylobacter infect and attack the lining of the small and large intestines.
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