BEGGINING

SALMONELLA

NOT SO FUN FACTS

• Causes about 1.2 million illnesses in the United States.
• 23,000 hospitalizations
• 450 deaths
• Salmonella usually last 4 to 7 days
• Also called salmonellosis

TRANSMISSION

• swallowing the bacterium
• Infected people who prepare food

SALMONELLA SYMPTOMS

• diarrhea
• Fever
• Abdominal cramps
• Pain in joints
• irritation of the eyes and painful urination

PREVENT SALMONELLA

• Don’t drink milk that is unpasteurized.
• Don’t eat foods containing raw eggs
• Keep eggs refrigerated.
• Wash hands immediately after handling raw poultry or raw eggs.
• Cook eggs thoroughly.

TREATMENT

• Most people recover within 5 to 7days
• Severe diarrhea needs fluids injected into the vains
• If the disease spreads to the blood stream you will be given antibiotics

MORE NOT SO FUN FACTS

• A small number of persons with Salmonella develop pain in their joints,
• irritation of the eyes, and painful urination
• This is called reactive arthritis
• Sometimes the diarrhea gets so severe people need to be hospitalized
• Most people recover without treatment

REMEMBER TO COOK YOUR EGGS CAREFULLY

BIBLIOGRAPHY

• http://www.niaid.nih.gov/topics/salmonellosis/pages/treatment.aspx
• www.cdc.gov/salmonella/general/

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