Currently there's an E. coli outbreak in Germany. There's a large number of ill people in the hospital and there have also been some deaths. Please click on the link below to read an article about this in English then answer the following questions. Email your answers to tutor@virtualingua.de for feedback. If you're a student with us now, you can do this as a tutored exercise, if you're not a student with us yet, send us your answers and test our tutoring service for free!
Pre-1: Before you read, think about what you already know about this topic. Write a summary of what you already know in English!
During and after reading, answer these questions:
1. What are the symptoms of an EHEC infection?
2. What is special about the current strain of EHEC?
3. How is this bacteria spread?
4. What can you do to avoid an infection with this bacteria?
Read the article here: http://blogs.nature.com/news/2011/05/critical_hours_for_e_coli_outb.html
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