A cikin yara, kwayoyin cuta ne ke haifar da kusan kashi 15 cikin dari na lokuta, tare da nau'ikan da suka fi yawa sune Escherichia coli, Salmonella, Shigella, da nau'ikan Campylobacter. Idan abinci ya gurɓata da ƙwayoyin cuta kuma ya kasance a zafin jiki na ɗaki na tsawon awanni da yawa, ƙwayoyin cuta suna ninkawa kuma suna ƙara haɗarin kamuwa da cuta a cikin waɗanda ke cin abincin. Wasu abinci da aka saba da cutar sun haɗa da ɗanyen nama ko mara dafaffen nama, kaji, abincin teku, da ƙwai; sprouts; madara mara kyau da cuku mai laushi; da 'ya'yan itace da ruwan' ya'yan itace da kayan lambu. A cikin duniya, musamman a yankin Saharar Afirka da Asiya, kwalara cuta ce ta yau da kullun. Wannan cuta tana faruwa ne ta hanyar Escherichia coli, Salmonella, Shigella, da nau'ikan Campylobacter.
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