What to do if you ate a McDonald's Quarter Pounder and feel ill

• A multi-state E. coli outbreak has been linked to McDonald's Quarter Pounder burgers.
• 49 group crossed 10 states person fallen ill, and 1 personification has died.
• Those who person eaten 1 and knowledgeable terrible E. coli symptoms should telephone their healthcare provider, nan CDC said.

McDonald's Quarter Pounder burgers person been linked to 49 cases of E. coli infections and 1 decease successful an outbreak spanning 10 states. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said anyone who has developed terrible E. coli symptoms aft eating a Quarter Pounder should telephone their healthcare provider.

The past lawsuit of E. coli linked to nan outbreak was recorded connected October 11, according to nan Food and Drug Administration. Symptoms of an E. coli infection usually coming 3 to 4 days aft personification swallows nan bacteria, nan CDC said.

According to nan CDC, symptoms of a terrible E. coli infection include:

• Bloody diarrhea, aliases diarrhea for much than 3 days that is not improving
• A fever higher than 102°F
• Vomiting and being incapable to support liquids down
• Severe tummy cramps
• Signs of dehydration including: emotion dizzy erstwhile standing, a barren rima and throat, and not peeing much

Most group pinch emblematic E. coli symptoms retrieve wrong 5 to 7 days without aesculapian treatment, nan CDC said, but immoderate group mightiness create superior kidney problems and request to beryllium hospitalized.

10 group person been hospitalized aft eating Quarter Pounders

As of Tuesday, nan outbreak was linked to 10 hospitalizations, pinch astir illnesses occurring successful Colorado and Nebraska, nan CDC said.

Public wellness officials are investigating which constituent could beryllium causing nan outbreak, but early accusation from nan FDA suggests nan slivered onions aliases beef patties utilized for Quarter Pounders are nan apt root of contamination.

Cesar Piña, McDonald's main proviso concatenation serviceman for North America, said successful a connection connected its website connected Tuesday that an first investigation suggested nan illnesses whitethorn beryllium linked to slivered onions, which were originated by a azygous supplier that serves 3 distribution centers.

McDonald's has stopped utilizing some nan beef patties and slivered onions utilized specifically for nan Quarter Pounder. It has besides temporarily pulled nan burger from its menus successful Colorado, Kansas, Utah, and Wyoming, arsenic good arsenic portions of surrounding states specified arsenic Nebraska and Oklahoma.

The FDA said connected Tuesday that diced onions and different types of beef patties utilized successful McDonald's restaurants are not affected by nan E. coli outbreak.

McDonald's banal price dropped by much than 9% arsenic news of nan outbreak spread. John A. Gordon, a concatenation edifice analyst, told Business Insider connected Tuesday that income of nan Quarter Pounder could beryllium negatively affected.

McDonald's did not instantly respond to an out-of-hours petition for remark from Business Insider.

Have you knowledgeable symptoms of E. coli aft eating astatine McDonald's? Contact newsman Serafina Kenny: skenny@businessinsider.com.