If e-coli makes us sick/kills us to eat it, how does it get into our guts (aids !
Question:
If e-coli makes us sick/kills us to eat it, how does it get into our guts (aids in digestion) in 1st place?
Answers:
First of all, there are different strains of E. coli, which is a bacteria. It is part of our natural "flora", meaning that we all have some living in our gut, and that doesn't make us sick because it belongs there. However, when we ingest a different strain, say from eating uncooked meat, because that strain of E. coli is a foreign substance, and also because it produces a toxin, we get sick.