by Caroline Thompson | Sep 18, 2024
Grayson G’s Story Age 10 December 2021 Location: Missouri Source: Raw Hamburger Meat Infection: Shiga toxin-producing E.coli (STEC) Disease: Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (HUS Days of Dialysis: 27 days inpatient and then another 30 days outpatient Stage 3 Chronic...
by Caroline Thompson | Sep 18, 2024
Harley’s Story Age: 17 Months December 2023 Location: Texas Source: Family Cattle Infection: Shiga toxin-producing E.coli (STEC) Disease: Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (HUS Days Hospitalized: 76, as well as continued hospitalizations for surgery Days of Dialysis:...
by Caroline Thompson | Sep 17, 2024
Kingston’s Story Age 7 September 2023 Location: Appalachian State Fair Petting Zoo (Outbreak) Source: secondary infection from sibling who attended petting zoo Disease: Shiga toxin-producing E.coli (STEC) Days hospital: 3 days in the hospital Two of my children...
by Caroline Thompson | Sep 17, 2024
Serenity’s Story Age: 22 months May 2024 Location: Virginia Source: Lake Anna (Outbreak) Infection: Shiga toxin-producing E.coli (STEC) Disease: Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (HUS) Days Hospitalized: 6 Days of Dialysis: 2 Sunday May 26, 2024, our family went to Lake...
by Caroline Thompson | Sep 17, 2024
Carter’s Story Age 8 May 2024 Location: Virginia Source: Lake Anna (Outbreak) Infection: Shiga toxin-producing E.coli (STEC) Disease: Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (HUS) Days Hospitalized: 13 Days of Dialysis: 5 Sunday, May 26, 2024 our family went to Lake Anna over...
by Caroline Thompson | Sep 17, 2024
Emma’s Story Age 8 May 2024 Location: Virginia Source: Lake Anna (Outbreak) Infection: Shiga toxin-producing E.coli (STEC) Days Hospitalized: 6 Sunday, May 26, 2024 our family went to Lake Anna over the Memorial Day weekend. We had awonderful, fun day spending...
by Caroline Thompson | Sep 17, 2024
Tynlee’s Story Age 9 (now 13) July 2020 Location: Washington (now lives in Tennessee) Source: Family Cow Infection: Siga toxin-producing E.coli (STEC) Disease: Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (HUS) Days Hospitalized: 21 In July of 2020, our family of five was living...
by Caroline Thompson | Sep 17, 2024
Scarlett’s Story June 2022 Age: age 17 months Source: Louisiana Petting Zoo, Goats Infection: Shiga toxin-producing E.coli (STEC) Disease: Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (HUS) Days Hospitalized: 75 Days of Dialysis: 25 Our beautiful daughter Scarlett was 17 months...
by Caroline Thompson | Sep 6, 2024
Claire’s Story Age: 4 October 2023 Location :Missouri Infection: Shiga toxin-producing E.coli (STEC) Disease: Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (HUS) Days Hospitalized: 45Day of Inpatient Rehabilitation: 3 monthsDays of Dialysis: 23 Jacob’s Story Age: 2 October...
by Caroline Thompson | Sep 6, 2024
by Caroline Thompson | Sep 6, 2024
Nicholas’ Story Age 2 (currently age 21) Location : Titusville, FL(lived and was hospitalized in Orlando at that time) Source: Petting zoo Infection: Shiga toxin-producing E.coli (STEC) Disease: Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (HUS) Days hospitalized: 36 daysDays of...
by Caroline Thompson | May 17, 2024
