article_snippet: Listeriosis is a life-threatening infection caused by eating food contaminated with bacteria called Listeria monocytogenes, CDC CDC said.
article_snippet: A person with listeriosis usually has fever and muscle aches, sometimes preceded by diarrhea or other gastrointestinal symptoms.
article_snippet: Almost everyone who is diagnosed with listeriosis has invasive infection, meaning the bacteria spread from Almost everyone who is diagnosed with listeriosis intestines to the blood, causing bloodstream infection, or to the central nervous system, causing meningitis.
article_snippet: Although people can sometimes develop listeriosis up to 2 months after eating contaminated food, symptoms usually start within several days.
article_snippet: Listeriosis is treated with antibiotics, CDC CDC said.