<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=2GTrZs_0ve4nGui00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=2GTrZs_0ve4nGui00" width="1280" height="852" ></figure>THE husband of a vegan mum who was "obsessed with hygiene" and died from a horror E coli infection has paid tribute to her. Laura Farmer, 46, died at a <a href="https://www.the-sun.com/where/london/">London</a> hospital in April after being diagnosed with Hemolytic-uremic syndrome (HUS), caused by Shiga toxin-producing <a href="https://www.the-sun.com/health/11745577/ecoli-sick-vomit-symptoms-outbreak-death-virus/">E coli</a> (STEC).<figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=4aCM1y_0ve4nGui00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=4aCM1y_0ve4nGui00" width="819" height="616" ><figcaption>Steve Farmer wrote about the 'powerhouse of a woman' and told the story of how they met, in a touching tribute following her tragic death Credit: FACEBOOK</figcaption></figure><nbtemplate data-id="AdPlaceholder" data-content="JTdCJTdE"></nbtemplate>Her husband of 14 years, Steve Farmer, wrote about the "powerhouse of a woman" and told the story of how they met, in a touching tribute following her tragic death. In a post on April 30, he revealed how he sold her a bike, and then went on a run for their first date, before he proposed to her - with a ring that didn't fit - a few months later. He wrote: "We travelled the world, we bought a house, she taught me to scuba dive, we learned to ski."She gave birth to [our son], a daredevil of fun and kindness, and we began our next episode."I opened many a bottle of fizz for her, she called it attitude changer, sundowner, or just because!"We made up parenting as we went. That’s a lie, she researched it, wrote lists and smashed it out the park."<nbtemplate data-id="AdPlaceholder" data-content="JTdCJTdE"></nbtemplate>But he revealed how, the previous Friday, he lost "the most amazing woman way too soon". He added: "In honour of Laura, go watch the ducklings, write your affirmations, make healthy choices, break them!"Have a sundowner and love every second of your journey."She would laugh, smile and nod at my picture choice… warm sea full of fish, sun on her back, sundowner consumed and taking the P out of me."<figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=2FET7x_0ve4nGui00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=2FET7x_0ve4nGui00" width="620" height="532" ><figcaption>E coli bacteria. The coroner listed matters of concern, saying there was a risk that future deaths would occur 'unless action is taken' Credit: Getty</figcaption></figure><nbtemplate data-id="AdPlaceholder" data-content="JTdCJTdE"></nbtemplate>Coroner for Inner North London, Mary Hassell, said Laura was conscious about food hygiene, and the family found the E coli diagnosis "difficult to understand". The coroner added: "She was a vegan who took great pains with food preparation."As a family they were extremely hygiene conscious."When Ms Farmer became ill, her family members wanted to understand what had happened and to keep themselves as safe as possible."A jury made a determination at inquest that Laura Farmer died from a stroke caused by an E coli infection.<h2>What are the symptoms of STEC?</h2>Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli can cause gastrointestinal illness that can become severe.The most common type of STEC in the UK is O157, according to a 2017 report by <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/vero-cytotoxin-producing-escherichia-coli-symptoms-how-to-avoid-how-to-treat/vero-cytotoxin-producing-escherichia-coli-symptoms-how-to-avoid-how-to-treat">Public Health England</a>.<nbtemplate data-id="AdPlaceholder" data-content="JTdCJTdE"></nbtemplate>Some people who are exposed to STEC do not become ill. Others develop stomach cramps and bloody diarrhoea.Symptoms can also include vomiting, fever, and chills.In severe cases, the infection can damage organs, such as the kidneys.Symptoms can appear anywhere from one to ten days after exposure but usually appear around three to four days after exposure.Most of those affected by the bug will get better without treatment within a week. Sufferers are advised to drink plenty of fluids to stay hydrated.Are you at risk of getting it?People can become infected by:<ul><li>Eating contaminated food</li><li>Contact with infected animals either directly or through inadvertent contact with animal faeces, for example at farms, petting farms and campsites</li><li>Contact with other people who have the illness (through inadequate hand hygiene after using the toilet, before food handling - particularly in households, nurseries, infant schools, or both</li><li>Drinking water from inadequately treated water supplies</li><li>Swimming or playing in contaminated water such as ponds or streams</li></ul><nbtemplate data-id="AdPlaceholder" data-content="JTdCJTdE"></nbtemplate>STEC are very infectious because very few bacteria are needed to cause illness.This means that disease can spread easily within families and in other settings such as day nurseries, primary schools, nursing homes and hospitals where there are young children and others who might have difficulty keeping clean.How can you protect yourself from STEC?An STEC infection can be prevented by taking the following precautions:Source: PHEMs Farmer was admitted to University College Hospital on 20 April and diagnosed with HUS caused by Shiga toxin producing E coli.When she was "thought to be in the recovery phase", she suffered an unexpected stroke and, despite best efforts, died as a consequence, according to the Prevention of Future Deaths Report. <nbtemplate data-id="AdPlaceholder" data-content="JTdCJTdE"></nbtemplate>The coroner listed matters of concern, saying there was a risk that future deaths would occur "unless action is taken". She wrote: "After his wife’s diagnosis, Mr Farmer was given no advice about how to keep himself and their child safe. "He cleaned the bathroom in anticipation of his wife’s return home, but did not use any personal protective equipment."When he later became unwell, he did not know whether he had put himself at risk. "Having heard his description in court, I think it is not an exaggeration to say that he was then terrified that his own actions might leave his child an orphan."The clinicians treating Ms Farmer gave evidence at inquest that they did not know if the source of the infection that killed her had ever been identified."In her matters of concern, the coroner wrote that someone from "what was described to me as public health (I assume the UKHSA)" spoke to Laura the day before her death.They asked for information, but she was in intensive care and not able to give a full, detailed picture. "There was apparently no exploration of potential contact with animals or water sports and I was told that only scant details of a recent restaurant visit were obtained," she wrote. </div></body>

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THE husband of a vegan mum who was \"obsessed with hygiene\" and died from a horror E coli infection has paid tribute to her. Laura Farmer, 46, died at a London hospital in April after being diagnosed with Hemolytic-uremic syndrome (HUS), caused by Shiga toxin-producing E coli (STEC). Her husband...

Vegan mum ‘obsessed with hygiene’ dies after horror E. coli infection as husband pays tribute to ‘powerhouse of a woman’

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THE husband of a vegan mum who was "obsessed with hygiene" and died from a horror E coli infection has paid tribute to her. Laura Farmer, 46, died at a London hospital in April after being diagnosed with Hemolytic-uremic syndrome (HUS), caused by Shiga toxin-producing E coli (STEC). Her husband...