date:Sep 05, 2018
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Young children have immune systems that are still developing. Children who are under the age of 5 are three times more likely to contract a Salmonella infection than someone who is older. And children who contract a Shiga toxin-producing E. coli infection are more likely to develop hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS), which causes kidney failure.
The elderly are more at risk because their immune systems are starting to slow down and not work as well. Almost half of people over the age of 65