this just in: romaine lettuce carries the e. coli virus and you will Fuckign DIE!
The health alert spans across the following states as a precaution: California, Wisconsin, Michigan, Ohio, Maryland, Illinois, New York, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut and New Jersey.
Throw it out.
E. coli is a bacteria, not virus. All healthy people have E. coli up in their ass living in symbiosis (heh). But if food was contaminated (by literal shit or other sources) and you eat E. coli, it can sause serious disease.