date:Sep 04, 2017
t common type is E. coli O157:H7. Other bacteria that produce these toxins are called non-O157; they include O26, 0121, and others.
The CDC estimates that STEC causes 265,000 illnesses, 3,600 hospitalizations, and 30 deaths in this country every year. Most of those illnesses are caused by E. coli O157:H7.
Anyone can become sick from STEC bacteria, but children under the age of 5 and older adults are more likely to develop a complication called hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) after this infecti