COLIBACILLOSIS
Calf diarrhea due to E. coli is a disease causing mortality in calves less than 10 days old. It causes serious diarrhea, with whitish feces and rapid dehydration.
Reports suggest that in horses, about 1% of abortions and 5% of deaths of newborns are due to E. coli
Raw milk and undercooked meat products can also contain pathogenic strains.
In humans, the enterotoxigenic strains may cause profuse and watery diarrhea, abdominal colic, vomiting, dehydration and death (remember the deaths due to undercooked hamburgers from Jack in the Box?).
Prevention for humans includes: good handwashing procedures, not drinking raw milk or eating undercooked meat.