I heard about this on NPR yesterday and today I read that they still haven't pinpointed the source. Apparently the killer bug is being transmitted on fresh vegetables: cucumbers, tomatoes, and lettuce.
All the healthy foods, you will note. So consider the irony that people who are trying to eat healthy are much more likely to contract a death-dealing illness from their "healthy" food.
E coli . . . nasty looking little sucker, no? |
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actually, the e coli picture looks kind of pretty--like some exotic sea creature.....
awful thing, and i shouldn't joke about it, but as i'm someone who hates vegetables and loves twinkies, it makes me feel very righteous!
every time i feel an urge to eat tomatoes. i just force myself to swallow some ben&jerrie's instead....
enjoy louisiana
Add it to the list of "Black Swan" events: highly improbable things that are happening more and more everyday now.
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