Toddler dies after visit to petting zoo
The boy as diagnosed with Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome, a disease born from E.coli.
A 21-month-old boy has died after visiting a petting zoo at the Oxford County Fair in Maine.
Colton Guay was diagnosed with Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (H.U.S.), according to The Boston Globe.
His diagnosis came one week after visiting the fair. The child picked up the bacteria while his parents pushed him in a stroller through the petting zoo, the boy’s father, Jon Guay, told The Globe.
According to the Mayo Clinic, H.U.S. causes abnormal premature destruction of red blood cells, which can lead to life-threatening kidney failure. Guay said the disease attacked Colton’s brain instead. The disease was born from E.coli, a bacteria normally found in the intestines of humans and animals.
Another child who visited the petting zoo is in critical condition with the same illness, Guay said.
Read the full story in the Globe.
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