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Some foods consumed during pregnancy can contain a dangerous bacterium [Listeria monocytogenes] that may cause a miscarriage, stillbirth or serious illnesses in newborns. What makes this bug different is that unlike most bacterial invaders that can attack your unborn baby only if the protective amniotic membrane has been ruptured, listeriosis travels in your bloodstream — and can easily infect the fetus. Listeriosis is hard to detect, because it usually produces only flulike symptoms, such as headache, fever, chills, fatigue, nausea and upset stomach — ailments that may be mistaken as side effects of pregnancy. While listeria rarely complicates pregnancy, it is responsible for 100 stillbirths per year in the United States. [from http://www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/WSIHW000/8270/8530.html]
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