Question 1

can i get salmonella poisoning from a turtle bite?

Accepted Answer

Yes-certainly!: Salmonella infections occur by coming in contact with turtles or other reptiles, amphibians, and its surroundings. Salmonella can cause a serious or even life-threatening infection in people, even though the bacteria do not make reptiles or amphibians sick.- in 2007, a 4wk-old baby died in fl, from salmonella in which the salmonella from the turtle and they boy, matched.

Question 2

can you get salmonella poisoning from getting dirty turtle germs in a cut?

Accepted Answer

Yes you can...: Salmonella infections occur by coming in contact with turtles or other reptiles, amphibians, and its surroundings. Salmonella can cause a serious or even life-threatening infection in people, even though the bacteria do not make reptiles or amphibians sick.- in 2007, a 4wk-old baby died in fl, from salmonella in which the salmonella from the turtle and they boy, matched.

Question 3

how do you get salmonella poisoning?

Accepted Answer

Tainted food.: Usually by eating tainted or undercooked food especially eggs or chicken.

Question 4

can i get food poisoning / salmonella from local greens?

Accepted Answer

Sure: Local greens do not imply that they are safe without aggressive washing.

Question 5

is it true that you can get food poisoning / salmonella only from meats?

Accepted Answer

Meat Sallmonella: Anything that comes in contact with the preparation area in items that have been contaminated with salmonella place you at risk.  Poultry is most notorius.  Some of the recent outbreaks have been from fruits and vegetables irrigated with contaminated water sources.

Question 6

what happens if you eat ever so slightly pink chicken, can you really get food poisoning and salmonella from that?

Accepted Answer

Yes: Undercooked chicken can certainly increase your risk of food poisoning including Salmonella.  Best not to risk it.

Question 7

does minocycline cure salmonella. if so if i take the med every day (which i do for acne) will i never get salmonella poisoning?

Accepted Answer

No guarantees: Never say never, and never say always. While  taking Minocycline might help prevent many infections, if you take it all the time you can just breed resistant germs.

Question 8

help please! is coughing a sign of salmonella poisoning?

Accepted Answer

Not usually: Most persons infected with salmonella bacteria develop diarrhea, fever, and abdominal cramps 12 to 72 hours after infection. The illness usually lasts 4 to 7 days, and most persons recover without treatment.  Those with the most severe form are young children, the elderly and those who are immune compromised.

Question 9

what is done for  food poisoning from salmonella?

Accepted Answer

Treamtment: Treatment with anti-biotic that has the ability to fight the infection.  Cipro (ciprofloxacin) is one that covers, but there have been more and more instances of drug resistance so a culture should be obtained prior to starting the antibiotic.

Question 10

what is salmonella food poisoning?

Accepted Answer

Bacterial infection: Saonella is a bacteria often found in poultry which causes intestinal infection in humans. Symptoms include diarrhea which may be  bloody, fever, chills, stomach cramps, and sometimes nausea and vomiting. Most people will recover without any treatment but the infection can be very dangerous to the elderly, children or the sick.

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