This should come as no surprise, but according to a new study published in the journal Emerging Infectious Diseases, a public health journal of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, one in six people who consume raw milk will get sick with either a bacterial or parasitic infection. Raw milk is milk that has not been pasteurized (which is a heat treatment used to kill germs, discovered 150 years ago by Louis Pasteur and proven to reduce milk-transmitted infections).
Researchers from the Minnesota Department of Health reported 530 cases of infection, including from the bacteria Salmonella, E. Coli and Campylobacter, as well as parasitic infections, in individuals who reported drinking raw milk between 2001 and 2010. However, many cases of infection may not have been reported so researchers believe that number may actually be higher. In fact, they say that about 17 percent of those who consume raw milk became infected. That’s 20,502 Minnesotans. Although these infections often last only about a week with symptoms including diarrhea, stomach cramps and vomiting, there is the potential for more severe symptoms or long-term diseases.....To Read More....
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