Argeş County turned into an outbreak. 16 babies from several localities around Pitesti have arrived at the hospital in recent days with the same symptoms: vomiting and diarrhea. Alerted, the parents arrived urgently with the little ones at the pediatric hospital in the municipality.
Including Camelia and Valentin Oncescu, two young parents from Topoloveni, who had many dreams for their little girl, Diana, for almost a year. But it all fell apart in an instant.
On Saturday evening (February 6), at 19.00, we went to the hospital with the child. He vomited and had diarrhea. He was diagnosed with enterocolitis and prescribed a prescription. They didn’t do any tests. We refused hospitalization due to the fact that a child with chickenpox was at our consultation. I went home at midnight, and the next morning I returned to the hospital. It was getting worse. This time, the diagnosis was intestinal occlusion and they sent us to the “Marie Curie” Hospital in the Capital.
Here he had blood tests and was told it was hemolytic uremic syndrome. The E.coli bacterium destroyed his kidneys. He became dehydrated, had kidney failure, kidney blockage and cardiac arrest twice. She could not be resurrected. On Thursday night, February 4, at 11.45 pm, our little girl went to heaven. He turned into an angel and watches over us from above “, the mourning parents told Click !,.
They don’t want to sue anyone, they just want to know where the bacteria that killed their only child came from.
Samples were taken from water, milk and food
“I only used bottled plain water, which I boiled, and powdered milk. I used to give him apples from the country. Everything was disinfected. Diana was never sick. Where does this bacterium come from? ”, Asks Camelia, 24 years old. On February 14, the little girl was about to turn one year old, and instead of a cake, her parents made her a cage. Other families from Piteşti, Negraşi, Mărăcineni, Ţiţesti, Ştefăneşti, Poiana Lacului, Câmpulung still have hope. Their babies have been struggling to survive for months. Maia is 5 months old, and her aunt from Ştefăneşti says that the little girl arrived in critical condition from the hospital in Piteşti to “Marie Curie”. “She had diarrhea, vomiting. Fortunately, he responded to dialysis. Her mother would buy her plain water or we would bring her in cans from the well and she would boil it “, confesses Cristina. In fact, the whole family drinks water from the same source, the fountain in the valley.
The situation is more and more dramatic, especially since there was another case in the Capital and one in Craiova.
«The bulletin shows that the water is not infected»
The authorities from the Argeş Public Health Directorate have tested the water supplied in the county and say that it is drinkable. “The water from Topoloveni is drinkable and is not infected”, the mayor of the city, Gheorghiţă Boţarcă, also confirmed. “The February 8 analysis bulletin clearly shows that the water is not infected. Bacteriological indicators are zero. The report was made both by the laboratory of the water plant and by those from DSP “, the mayor declared. In addition, the Sanepid teams were in all eight localities where the cases come from to take samples of water, milk and other food. In a week, the result will be known.
What it is and how to avoid E.coli bacteria
E.coli (Escherichia coli) is a bacterium found inside the intestines and feces. Normally, it does not affect the body, but helps digest food. However, there are six strains of the bacterium that can cause severe food poisoning.
Where do we get the bacteria from:
- From water, including bottled, contaminated with faeces;
- From raw, unpasteurized milk and its derivatives;
- From meat. The germs found in the intestines of cattle infect the meat when slaughtered;
- From vegetables and fruits. Manure dumped in the field can contaminate cucumbers, tomatoes, lettuce, spinach, cabbage, etc. Bacteria also appear in unpasteurized fruit juices;
- From lakes, swimming pools, irrigation canals, infected with feces;
- What you need to do to not get infected:
- Do not drink water from unsafe, undeveloped sources;
- The water used to feed babies, including bottled water, should be boiled for 10 minutes;
- Milk is given to children only boiled or, if it is powdered milk, prepared with boiled water;
- You should wash your hands with soap and water – after going to the toilet, after touching objects that others touch, etc., before feeding your child;
- The meat must be cooked above 70 degrees C, until it is no longer pink inside;
- Wash vegetables and fruits.
Symptoms of E.coli:
- Diarrhea, fever, nausea, vomiting;
- Stomach cramps and abdominal pain;
- Dehydration, which rapidly affects the kidneys.
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