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... E. coli O157:H7 expresses 1 of 2 types of Shiga toxin and can cause severe gastrointestinal infections and hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS). A multistate outbreak investigation, involving 26 states, was initiated on September 14. The US Food and Drug ...
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... with raw chicken, is now recognized as a leading cause of the sudden acute paralysis known as Guillain-Barre syndrome. Certain strains of salmonella, the bacterium involved in the recent outbreak traced to Mexican raw jalapeno and serrano peppers, ...
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... is in a Minneapolis hospital, fighting an illness caused by an E. coli infection. Isaiah Peters is suffering from hemolytic uremic syndrome, or HUS, a complication of E. coli that can cause kidney failure. Since Aug. 14, he has been in the ...
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