In some patients and particularly young children, the infection may lead to a life-threatening disease, such as haemolytic uraemic syndrome (HUS).
Doctors said they were surprised to see someone sick for so long survive.
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According to the NSW, caution must always be present when preparing the fruit for children and the elderly.
Imagine walking around and you sniff it up from the soil and the next day you've got this bacteria in your brain and damaging the spinal cord.
They were then told that Henry had no brain stem activity and had to take the heartbreaking decision to turn his life support machine off.
“People saw that I'd lost parts of my body but what people couldn't see was the impact it had on my family life,” Alex admitted.
“In a bid to boost his immune system, the couple gave the boy—who was lethargic and becoming stiff—various home remedies,” reports said
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