|
|
Article: Rhode Islanders stricken by illness after trip ; 30 campers, staff ravaged by E. coli
- Article from:
- The Boston Globe (Boston, MA)
- Article date:
- November 4, 2009
- Author:
CopyrightCopyright 2009 The Boston Globe. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
|
The signs of trouble arrived deep in the night: first, bloody
diarrhea, then nausea and vomiting. Later, chills and a fever
descended.
Neither Austin Richmond nor his mother knew it at the time, but
he had been infected with a potentially lethal germ known as E. coli
O157:H7. And, according to a lawsuit filed yesterday, the 11-year-
old from Lincoln, R.I., caught it doing what many children do when
they are away at camp, by eating a cheeseburger.
There were trips to the emergency room, trips to the doctor's
office, and initial confusion over what was causing him to be so
sick. For more than two weeks, Austin, a sixth-grader, has been
banished from school and not just because of his own ...