Escherichia coli is a bacteria found in the gastrointestinal tract of humans. Eating foods contaminated with the bacteria can cause severe food poisoning and intestinal bleeding. Bloody diarrhoea is a common symptom of food poisoning cause by E. coli.
For more information, see Escherichia Coli Infections.
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