Thorough hand washing before preparing food is necessary. Proper regrigeration is also required. Endocarditis Endocarditis affects the lining of the heart and is caused by invading organisms. The most causitive organism is Staphylococcus aureus. Symptoms include fever, hematuria, anemia and cardiac murmers.
Sufferers also complain of weakness, fatigue, night sweats and anorexia.
The organisms travel in the blood stream and attach themselves to the endocardial lining of the heart. Sometimes they may even grow so large that they break off in to the blood flow and could cause a blood clot at many different sights. This often occurs in people whose hearts are completely healthy and normal. It progresses very rapidly because of the organisms high virulence. Osteomyelitis Osteomyelitis is termed as infection of the bone.