Personal Injury and Wrongful Death

LISTERIOSIS

Listeriosis VideoListeriosis is the disease caused by ingesting food contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.  Listeria (genus) monocytogenes (species) are foodborne bacteria.  Foods commonly associated with listeriosis are unpasteurized milk, soft cheeses, ice cream, smoked fish and raw and ready-to-eat meat and poultry products. 

Listeriosis is clinically defined when the organism is isolated from blood, cerebrospinal fluid, or an otherwise normally sterile site (e.g. placenta and fetus).  The elderly, immuno-compromised persons and pregnant women are particularly vulnerable to listeriosis.  Initial symptoms of listeriosis include nausea, vomiting, cramps, diarrhea, headache, constipation and persistent fever. 

Listeriosis frequently triggers sespticemia, pneumonia, and meningitis.  In pregnant women, listeriosis usually causes a mild, flu-like illness followed by miscarriage, stillbirth, or bacteremia and meningitis in newborns.

Although listeriosis is relatively rare, it is one of the most deadly foodborne diseases, accounting for roughly 28% of all deaths resulting from foodborne illness.

The time period between consuming food contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes and the onset of listeriosis can be as long as 70 days.  This makes it extremely difficult to pinpoint the source of a listeriosis outbreak (also referred to as a Listeria monocytogenes outbreak).

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Our attorneys represent listeriosis victims nationwide and have won millions for our clients, including $2,700,000 for a family in a wrongful death lawsuit. For a free consultation with a listeriosis attorney, please contact PritzkerOlsen, P.A. toll-free at 1-888-377-8900 or submit the firm's free case consultation form.

 


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