McDonald's hit by major E Coli outbreak with one dead and dozens sick- as chain pulls popular burger

A man successful Colorado has died aft catching E coli from a McDonald's burger, wellness officials announced.

The CDC said Tuesday that 49 group successful 10 states person been sickened from nan aforesaid strain of E coli, a deadly germs affects astir 100,000 Americans a year.

All affected patients had eaten astatine McDonald's earlier getting sick, and astir specifically mentioned ordering nan chain's celebrated Quarter Pounder. 

The circumstantial contaminated constituent has not been identified, but investigators are focusing connected nan slivered onions and nan beef patty, which person been pulled from stores successful nan affected states. 

A kid has besides been hospitalized pinch hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS), an infection that leads to kidney harm successful up to 1 successful 7 E coli patients. 

No further specifications person been released astir nan Colorado man aliases nan child.

The CDC reported that astir group Colorado (27) aliases Nebraska (9).

E. coli are germs typically recovered successful nan intestines of animals specified arsenic cattle, goats, sheep, and deer. While astir are harmless, immoderate tin origin a big of gastrointestinal symptoms, including tummy cramps, bloody diarrhea, and vomiting. 

The germs tin beryllium recovered successful nutrient and h2o contaminated by feces from infected animals. 

E coli sickens astir 95,000 Americans per twelvemonth and kills astir 100. 

Symptoms see diarrhea, a fever supra 102 F, vomiting, and signs of dehydration for illustration not peeing aliases barren mouth, nan CDC said.  

The patients successful nan existent outbreak were infected pinch strain O157:H7, nan astir communal strain successful humans that has been shown to origin terrible intestinal infections.

The CDC said that anyone who has terrible E coli symptoms aft eating a Quarter Pounder astatine McDonald's should activity aesculapian thief and show nan supplier what they ate. 

HUS, which caused nan kid to beryllium hospitalized, affects astir 200 to 300 Americans per twelvemonth and kills little than 1 successful 20 of those.