Salmonella

Salmonella infection is a common bacterial disease that affects the intestinal region.
Salmonella bacteria live in animal and human intestines. Humans get salmonella most often
through the food and water they consume. The structure of salmonella is bacillus and it has
flagellum on the structure to help maneuver. Salmonella is found in both cold blooded and
warm-blooded animals across the world. Symptoms of salmonella include diarrhea, fever, and
cramps. They develop 12 to 72 hours after being infected and the illness usually lasts 4 to 7 days.
Most people will recover from salmonella but most will see a doctor from painful symptoms.
You can get salmonella by direct contact and consumption of something that is infected
with the bacteria. Salmonella is one of the most frequently reported foodborne illnesses in the
United States. Approximately 42,000 cases of salmonella are reported in the United States every
year, but estimated 1.2 million people get it because of unreported cases. One of the largest foods
recalls in U.S. history was due to salmonella with over More than 2,100 products recalled, with
At least 714 cases in 46 states and 9 deaths. Salmonella was named after Daniel Elmer Salmon,
an American veterinary pathologist. In 1885 Daniel was the administrator of the USDA research
program, and thus the organism was named after him. Salmonella cases are mainly revolved
around food such as peanut butter and chicken, but humans or any other mammal can get it
through things such as feces or any other mammal that is exposed to Salmonella.

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