Mystery Disease Part 2

Dear Doctor Billman,
Ecoli is a very severe extremly contagous illness especially in the elderly and young.The recent reports of E. coli cases among children in North Carolina, possibly caused by a petting zoo at the State Fair, has raised awareness of this serious illness. My staff at the Barrow County Health Department is working diligently to prepare a diagnosis on this sudden outbreak. They believe that the reason for this is because of the contact the Tompson family has had with the goats. Susie and Charlies dad had jugded the goat show and Charlie had tooken care of them. While taking care of them he could have easily gotten a strand of E.coli on his hands which remeber is very contageous.Also when Susie was away at camp while the fair was going on she brought back a bag of candy for her younger brother, Charlie. He didn't accept the entire bag instead they spilt them picking colors one by one. Since this diesease is highly contagous sharing that bag of candy could have spread it from Charlie to Susie. As for David, and Donna Jones there is a slightly different diagnoses. In the interview it said that David often helps his friend, Allen, with his daily chore of tending the calves he could have also gotten the strand of E.coli on his hands while tending the calves like Charlie and passed it on to his sister. 

Ways to Prevent E.coli
The staff at the Barrow County Health Department has came up with a quick and easy list of how to prevent your family and you from getting this disease. Cook all ground beef and hamburger thoroughly. Because ground beef can turn brown before disease-causing bacteria are killed, use a digital instant-read meat thermometer to ensure thorough cooking. Also make sure to wash hands, counters, and utensils with hot soapy water after they touch raw meat. If at all possible try to stear clear of unpasturized milk and drink only pasteurized milk. Drink water from safe sources, like municipal water that has been treated with chlorine or bottled water, and above all else make sure your informed and aware of this so that you are not caught off gaurd.

Interview questions
1. When did you begin feeling sick?
2. Have you been swimming lately?
3. Do you normally drink pasturized milk?
4. Have you resently had groundbeef?
5. In the past week have you been in contact with any dairy animals?