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Dr. Darien, so good to have you here with us. Let's talk about this latest headline here,

deadly multi-state E. coli outbreak. It's linked to organic carrots. That's right, across 39 different

states. What do we know? So I want to show you about some of the basic information. This is from

the new CDC Health Alert regarding this outbreak. 39 different people infected across 18 different states, most notably places like Washington,

Minnesota, New York, 15 hospitalizations, and it's become deadly, one reported death.

The symptoms to look out for with this type of infection, stomach cramping diarrhea, this type

of E. coli, I've looked into it that's associated with this outbreak can sometimes cause

bloody diarrhea. Often most of these symptoms can resolve and go away by themselves, but if you

have symptoms that you feel like you can't treat from the comfort of your own home, you

should seek out medical attention.

So how do you know if you got it, and what can you do about it?

Well, the symptoms to pay attention to. What can you do about it? Mostly stay hydrated. When you have symptoms of a GI bug like nausea,

vomiting, diarrhea, the most important thing is to stay hydrated. Often in the hospital, I'm treating

the complications of dehydration rather than the infection. So if your symptoms last more than three

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