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E. coli can pass from person to person. E. coli infection is more often linked to food containing the bacteria. The person eats the contaminated food and gets sick.

Foods that can cause E. coli poisoning:

undercooked ground beef ( hamburgers)
vegetables grown in cow manure or washed in contaminated water
fruit juice that isn't pasteurized (pasteurization is a process that uses heat to kill germs)
Heat can kill E. coli, so experts recommend that people cook beef (especially ground beef) until it is cooked through and no longer pink. Choosing pasteurized juice is another way to avoid possible infection.

Lastly, some experts recommend washing and scrubbing vegetables before eating them. But others say E. coli is hard to remove once it has contaminated produce, such as spinach, lettuce, or onions. The solution, they say, is to take more steps so that E. coli doesn't come in contact with crops.

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