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Salmonella Enterica is a gram-negative bacterium, with a rod-like shape. It is a pathogen associated with food borne illnesses.

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Salmonella is sometimes known as just food poisoning. I chose this pathogen because it is a recurrent condition in the US and all over the world.

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• The Salmonella bacteria resides in the intestines of people and animals. It is usually contracted by eating meat, and sometimes spices, contaminated by feces.
• It often occurs when people do not wash their han ds before cooking.
• It only effects humans, but any person can contract Salmonella
• One's risk of being infected increases when traveling to countries with poor sanitation

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Commonly infected foods include:
• Raw meat, poultry, & seafood contaminated during the butchering process
• Raw Eggs contaminated by the chicken
• Fruits and Veggies contaminated by tainted water in the fields, or by touching raw meats

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• Signs and symptoms of Salmonella generally last two to seven days. However, it can take up to several months for bowels to return to normal.
• A few varieties of Salmonella can result in typhoid fever and can be deadly.

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Symptoms include:
• Nausea
• Vomiting
• Abdominal Cramps
• Diarrhea
• Fever
• Chills
• Headache
• Blood in Stool

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• Salmonella can be diagnosed by testing stool samples of in the infected individual.
• In many cases, however,  symptoms clear up before testing is ever sought. If suspected that the infection has entered the bloodstream, blood tests will be conducted.

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One can prevent the spread of Salmonella at home by:
• washing their hands before handling food
• making sure that foods are washed thoroughly before eating
• ensuring that foods are cooked thoroughly and refrigerated promptly
• preventing cross contamination between raw meats and other foods
• not eating raw eggs, or at least, making sure they are pasteurized

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• The department of agriculture has increased efforts of spreading infection by doing more thorough inspections of meat processing plants and updating sampling methods.

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• Medications/treatments commonly used to treat Salmonella include antibiotics (only in severe cases), antidiarrheals, and electrolyte replacement.
• Preventing dehydration is the the most important aspect of the treatment of Salmonella. Dehydration is the most common complication associated with the illness.