Question 1

i love sushi, can i get salmonella from raw fish?

Accepted Answer

Unlikely: Salmonella is usually contracted from improperly prepared food or an infected source.  You can get salmonella from this source but it is unlikely.  Most sushi preparation is done properly using good sources of the raw fish.  No sushi outfit wants to get a reputation for infecting their customers.

Question 2

how do you get salmonella?

Accepted Answer

Eating poop: Salmonella is a bacteria that can is transmitted from ingestion of human or animal feces, usually by eating contaminated food.

Question 3

is it possible to get salmonella from cats?

Accepted Answer

Yes: Salmonella can be transmitted from cats, dogs, fish, birds and turtles (especially tiny turtles). REF:  http://www.idph.state.il.us/public/hb/hbsam.htm

Question 4

how do you get rid of salmonella?

Accepted Answer

Resolves most time: Salmonella in the intestines is usually self limiting and most people get better without any treatment. If the diarrhea is severe and pt is dehydrated or ill then antibiotics can be used. If the bacteria gets into the blood stream or another organ then it can be serious and those people are treated in the hospital. Most people clear it without meds. Probiotics may help as well.

Question 5

how do eggs get infected with salmonella?

Accepted Answer

From the chickens: Chickens are common carriers of salmonella in their stools and the disease can pass transovarily from an infected chicken to the outside of her egg shell, even if the egg is otherwise intact and healthy.

Question 6

can you get salmonella from eating peanuts?

Accepted Answer

Possibly: Salmonella outbreaks have been sourced back to peanut butter in the past, so it's certainly possible that peanut can carry the bacteria.

Question 7

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 8

how come you get salmonella from an undercooked piece of meat?

Accepted Answer

Processing: When meat is processed it is often contaminated by fecal matter from the animals and if the salmonella is not killed by appropriate heating it can infect you.  The contamination has to be significant unless you have low gastric acidity or are taking antibiotics for another reason.

Question 9

can you get salmonella from touching a package of chicken that is unopened?

Accepted Answer

No: If packaged correctly, for sure not, but transmission needs more than a touch, anyway, hand washing and proper kitchen hygiene will prevent any transmission.

Question 10

what are the symptoms when you get salmonella?

Accepted Answer

Diarrhea, fever: Salmonella bacteria may cause mild to severe diarrhea, abdominal pain, fever, and vomiting for several days. Prolonged infections are infrequent, but can be quite serious, particularly in the very young or elderly. Infection with salmonella typhi  can also  lead to the development of typhoid fever, an infection that is best treated with antibiotics.

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