Campylobacter Campylobacter is the leading cause of diarrhea here in the United States. Illness from contaminated food or water produces symptoms within 2 to 5 days.
Bacteria pass through their intestines and cycle through the environment.
Campylobacter is the leading cause of diarrhea here in the United States. It is easily destroyed by cooking foods thoroughly and drinking treated water. It takes only a small number of these bacteria to cause an illness in some people. Illness from contaminated food or water produces symptoms within 2 to 5 days and can last for 7 to 10 days. Twenty-five percent of all people who get this illness have a relapse.