{"id":35618,"date":"2022-07-20T14:34:55","date_gmt":"2022-07-20T19:34:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.allenandallen.com\/?p=35618"},"modified":"2024-07-30T12:30:09","modified_gmt":"2024-07-30T17:30:09","slug":"listeria-puede-envenenamiento-alimentario-matar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.allenandallen.com\/es\/blog\/listeria-can-food-poisoning-kill\/","title":{"rendered":"Listeria: \u00bfPuede la intoxicaci\u00f3n alimentaria matar?\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"

When people complain of food poisoning, they are usually referencing a couple of days of gastrointestinal misery. They are not, however, referring to a life-threatening infection. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Although taking a casual approach to some foodborne pathogens might be appropriate, failing to seek medical attention when exposed to foodborne pathogens such as Listeria monocytogenes can be dangerous – even lethal.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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What is listeria?<\/h3>\n

Listeria monocytogenes are bacteria that cause listeriosis, which can lead to an infection of the central nervous system (CNS) called neurolisteriosis. Alternatively, the bacteria can cause intestinal illness. Although less severe, intestinal illness has the potential to evolve into neurolisteriosis, which has a fatality rate of 30%.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The central nervous system is separated from the bloodstream by the <\/span>blood-brain barrier<\/span><\/a>, a barrier that is meant to keep foreign substances and dangerous pathogens from infecting the central nervous system and the brain.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

However, Listeria bacteria can infect white blood cells called inflammatory monocytes because their surface proteins are compatible with the cells\u2019 environment. When this happens, the cells can cross the blood-brain barrier and infect the central nervous system, which can be fatal.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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What are the symptoms of neurolisteria?<\/h3>\n

Symptoms of neurolisteria tend to start roughly two weeks after ingestion of the contaminated food. Intestinal illness, which is a different manifestation of the same bacteria, tends to be less severe and symptoms appear around 24 hours after ingestion.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

These symptoms are more characteristic of what people generally perceive food poisoning to entail: vomiting and diarrhea, but usually mild and short-lived. However, intestinal illness can still lead to neurolisteria if the infected white blood cells cross the blood-brain barrier.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

However, symptoms of neurolisteria can also include:\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n