Idaho Child Died from E. coli-Related HUS
Two-year-old Kyle Allgood of Chubbuck, Idaho, died September 20 from hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS), a type of kidney failure caused by E. coli bacteria. Tests have shown that he had an E. coli O157:H7 infection. Additional testing is being done to determine if the E. coli O157:H7 had the same "DNA fingerprint" as the E. coli O157:H7 linked to spinach that has sickened almost 200 people. Kyle had eaten a smoothie containing spinach before becoming ill.
As a country, we need to ask ourselves, "Why?" Why are children dying and becoming seriously ill from a preventable illness? Why has the FDA, once again, decided new regulations are not necessary? Why does economics take precedence over human life? Kyle Allgood died September 20 as a result of an E. coli O157:H7 infection. He was two years old.
