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E. Coli 0157:H7 (cont.)

E. coli 0157:H7 is a dangerous, disease-causing bacterium.
It comes mostly from poorly cooked food, particularly hamburger.
It causes hamburger disease: bloody diarrhea (hemorrhagic colitis).
It causes the hemolytic-uremic syndrome, a blood and kidney disease in children.
It causes thrombotic thrombocytic purpura, a dire disease in the elderly.

Last Editorial Review: 9/21/2007

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