Can i get sick from inhaling e-coli?!


Question: Can i get sick from inhaling e-coli!?
I was doing a lab in school where we plated te ecoli bacteria!. we incubated it and kept it at room temp for a week!.!.today when we went to observe the plates!.!.i had mine in my hand!.!.it wasnt taped!.!.!.and the lid opened a tiny bit!.!.enough for the smell to get out!.!.!.i accidently inhaled it!.!.at first i didnt know what the smell was!. Now i m feeling really nauseated !.!.!.dry heaves!.!.!.headache!.!.shakey!.!.a little warm!.!.!.and tired!. do u think i could have gotten or might be getting sick from this!?

If so any susggestions on how to feel better!?Www@Answer-Health@Com


Answers:
No, you can't get ecoli via inhalation!. Also, the ecoli that they let students work with is no longer able to infect anything (that's a universal safety thing)!. Don't worry about it! Sounds more like a virus!. Hope you feel better soon though!Www@Answer-Health@Com

Question #1: No, not under those circumstances!.

Question #2: See answer to #1!.

Question #3: Treat the symptoms!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

Hmm, i don't think soWww@Answer-Health@Com





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