close Video E. Coli outbreak linked to romaine lettuce Bacteria sickens nearly 100 people across 22 states; Claudia Cowan reports. Health officials in Virginia are investigating a surge of brutal gastrointestinal illnesses reported in children who were at a popular lake over Memorial Day weekend, with a number of them ending up in a hospital.
The Virginia Department of Health (VDH) says that some people who were in the water at Lake Anna have been diagnosed with Escherichia coli (E. coli) infections, which cause stomach cramps and diarrhea. Symptoms can also include vomiting, fever, chills and, in severe cases, the infection can damage organs such as the kidneys.
Most kinds of E. coli are harmless, but some can make someone sick, the Centers for Diseases and Infections said. Judy Inglett, a mother from Fauquier County, said her 15-year-old daughter came down with symptoms after she returned from Lake Anna, and she has had at least two rounds of dialysis since being hospitalized.
HIGH LEVELS OF RESISTANT BACTERIA FOUND IN UNCOOKED MEATS AND RAW DOG FOOD: ‘RED FLAG’ An aerial photo shows Dominion Energy's North Anna Power Station along the shores of Lake Anna in Mineral, Virginia. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) "It’s a parent’s worst nightmare," Inglett told Fox 10 News . "She left on that Friday, on that weekend, and she was fine.
And now she is, like, fighting for her life." Inglett said her daughter has been diagnosed with hemolytic uremic syndrome, a rare but serious disea.
