Child dies after E.
coli infection
posted by: Kyle Dyer
Source of Article: http://www.9news.com/news/article.aspx?storyid=100245&catid=188
It is still unclear where the child lived or if he was a boy or a girl.
Investigators will say the child attended a private daycare at a home.
The parents of the other children in the daycare are being notified.
Those families are being tested as well.
E. coli is short for Escherichia coli. It is a bacteria
that causes severe cramps and diarrhea. The symptoms are more severe in young
children and the elderly.
The most common way to get this infection is by eating contaminated
food.
E. coli can also be passed person to person. If you have the infection
and do not wash your hands properly, you can give the germ to other people when
you touch things, especially food.
The Tri-County Health Department recommends people always cook their
meat well and wash their hands.
9NEWS.com will continue to update this story as additional information
is released.
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