Listeria

Symptoms Possible symptoms include flu-like symptoms such as fever, muscle and joint pain, cramps, and nausea and diarrhea. In high-risk groups, a severe course such as with meningitis, encephalitis, blood poisoning and pneumonia is possible. The elderly, immunocompromised, pregnant women and newborns are particularly at risk. During pregnancy, the infection should be avoided if possible, … Listeria

Listeriosis: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment

Listeriosis is an infectious disease caused mainly by contaminated food. For healthy people, listeriosis is rather harmless, but for pregnant women, weakened or elderly people, the infection can be dangerous. What is listeriosis? Listeriosis is transmitted by so-called listeria. These are bacteria of the genus Listeria, which are very undemanding and therefore widespread. They occur … Listeriosis: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment

Contagious and Transmissible Animal Diseases

Quite a number of contagious diseases originally found in animals can be transmitted to humans. This transmission occurs either directly by touching sick animals during treatment, maintenance, and care, or even during the processing of raw animal products (hides, hair, bristles, etc.) to which the pathogens adhere and through the consumption of animal products (meat, … Contagious and Transmissible Animal Diseases

Associated symptoms | Sore throat during pregnancy

Associated symptoms Sore throats are often accompanied by difficulty swallowing. The inflammation in the throat irritates the mucous membranes. When swallowing, a mechanical pressure acts on the mucous membrane of the throat, which quickly leads to pain in the case of the pre-existing inflammation and irritation. Despite the difficulty in swallowing in case of sore … Associated symptoms | Sore throat during pregnancy

Hard Cheese

Products Hard cheeses are available in grocery stores, cheese dairies, and specialized cheese stores, among other places. Among the best-known hard cheeses in Switzerland are Emmentaler, Gruyère (Gruyère) and certain Alpine cheeses. The Sbrinz is counted among the extra hard cheeses. In addition, numerous other varieties exist. Production and ingredients Hard cheese is a food … Hard Cheese