10 Listeria Symptoms
Reviewed: Dr. Mera
Symptom #1: Fever
When a potentially harmful pathogen is detected in the body, our bodies have various methods of dealing with them. Listeria is no different and one of our body’s defense mechanisms is to raise the body temperature to make it as inhospitable as possible for the pathogen. This defense mechanism is known as a fever.
A fever, although unpleasant, is actually helpful to us as it helps to deal with infections. The vast majority of the time a fever will pass harmlessly once the infection is dealt with. In rare cases, a fever can run dangerously high so keep an eye on the temperature and seek emergency medical help if the fever does become too high.
