Allie Nixon
Salmonella
Salmonella is a bacterial disease that originates from the intestinal tracts of animals and birds.
Learn how to know whether you need to go to a doctor:
Symptoms:
- diarrhea
- stomach cramps
- abdominal pain
- dehydration
- fever
- chills
- headache
Although salmonella is usually spread through consumption of food, it is an infectious disease and can be spread through physcial contact and kissing.
How is it diagnosed?
It is diagnosed by testing a stool (poop) or blood to see if the bacteria is in stool, body tissue, or fluids.
U.S. Stats annually:
1.35 million cases
26,500 hospitalizations
420 deaths
- mortality rate is about .03%
How do you get infected?
Most people become infected when they consume raw or undercooked food, fruits and vegetables, or unpasteurized dairy products. It can also be caused by improperly handled food, infected surfaces, and infected pets.
Salmonella Mortality Rate based on Age
How is Salmonella Treated and how do you get help?
Most people recover from salmonella without any sort of treatment. However, for serious cases, antibiotics can be used. The best advice for someone who has been mildly sick is to stay hydrated for as long as the diarrhea lasts. If your case is serious, you should go to a doctor, who can then prescribe you antibiotics. To prepare for your doctor appointment, make a list of key symptoms and key information, so that your doctor can help you in the best way possible.
Facts about salmonella:
It rarely affects the taste, smell or appearance of food.
Symptoms begin anywhere from 6 hours to 4 days after you've been infected with the bacteria.
Some people infected with salmonella eventually get reactive arthritis
Salmonella is lifethreatening mostly for young children, pregnant women and their fetuses, the elderly, and people with weakened immune systems.
The salmonella bacterial family has over 2500 serotypes of bacteria
Works Cited:
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Jenny Lelwica Buttaccio, OTR/L. “How Salmonella Is Treated.” Verywell Health, https://www.verywellhealth.com/salmonella-treatment-4164292.
Meštrović, Dr. Tomislav. “Salmonella Sources of Infection.” News, 17 Feb. 2021, https://www.news-medical.net/health/Salmonella-Sources-of-Infection.aspx.
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“Questions and Answers.” Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 9 Sept. 2022, https://www.cdc.gov/salmonella/general/index.html.
“Salmonella Fast Facts.” CNN, Cable News Network, 7 June 2022, https://www.cnn.com/2013/06/28/health/salmonella-fast-facts/index.html.
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“Salmonella: Outbreaks, Causes, Symptoms & Treatment.” Cleveland Clinic, https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/15697-salmonella.
“Symptoms.” Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 12 Dec. 2019, https://www.cdc.gov/salmonella/general/salmonella-symptoms.html.